Jacks Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 44.43° S 171.26° E

Issued: 12 am 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Jacks Point sea temperature is

12.5°C

Jacks Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Jacks Point today (08 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 17s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacks Point at 5AM is: 0.1m 15s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	8s
Afternoon (08 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	4s
Evening (08 Oct)	0.5ft (0.2m)	17s

Table - waves today at Jacks Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 8								Friday 9								Saturday 10
	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 8	E 8	ESE 4	SSE 18	SSE 17	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 16	E 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	SSE 16	SSE 16	E 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	10	9	9	45	8	8	30	29	26	26	25	24	22	23	25	31	33	36	25	25	25	66	111	223
Wind (km/h)	S	S	S	ESE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE	NNE	N	N	NNE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	on	on	on	cross
High Tide		1:49AM2.36m				2:13PM2.37m				2:41AM2.35m				3:10PM2.31m				3:30AM2.35m				3:57PM2.23m
Low Tide				7:56AM0.57m				8:17PM0.49m				8:51AM0.51m				9:04PM0.50m				9:43AM0.49m				9:51PM0.52m


	—	6:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	11	11	10	10	11	11	10	9	8	8	8	10	11	11	11	12	10	9	10	11	14	13	13	13
Feels °C	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	6	6	6	6	7	8	8	9	10	8	7	9	9	11	11	12	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 8	E 7	SSE 18	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 7
kJ	6	7	6	6	4	4	30	15	15	15	15	11	9	9	9	12	17	12	13	13	24	27	39	58
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	SE 15	SE 15	SE 15	SE 15	SE 15	E 12	SSE 17	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SE 16
kJ	5	9	9	8	8	8	3	29	26	26	25	24	22	23	25	26	25	25	25	25	25	25	24	10
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 16	S 9	E 8	E 8	E 6	S 18	S 5	E 12	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 8	SE 10	SE 10	SE 9	SSE 8	S 8
kJ	10	1	1	1	1	6	4	3	10	9	9	8	8	8	7	2	2	1	1	4	4	3	7	1
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	E 8	ESE 4	ESE 4	E 5	E 5	E 5	—	—	—	—	—	E 5	E 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	—	—	—	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7
kJ	—	—	—	45	3	6	11	18	20	—	—	—	—	—	12	31	33	36	—	—	—	66	111	223
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	2
Distance (km)	142	88	155	109	173	138	138	136	136	6	109	136	136	136	136	109	90	1	90	136	136	138	6	6
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1		1	1	2	2	3	3	3	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	4
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	3	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	9	8	6	6	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	4	5	5	4

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