Jacks Point surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 28 Nov 2025 NZDT
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Jacks Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Jacks Point sea temperature is
14.6° C
(Which is 3.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Jacks Point today?

The current surf forecast for Jacks Point at 3PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Afternoon (28 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (28 Nov)1ft (0.3m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
01
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
E
0.4
E
1.3
S
0.7
SE
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.9
NE
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.5
E
0.8
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.4
E
Period(s) (?)12126611114111111101010101010101010788910
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4443118302221342120201918181818171717172472416229
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
30
SSE
15
ESE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
10
NNW
10
W
10
NNW
5
WNW
15
W
20
NW
10
N
10
NW
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
30
NNE
15
NNW
25
SSW
15
SW
5
SSW
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:54AM
2.09
10:13PM
2.06
10:42AM
2.09
11:08PM
2.12
11:30AM
2.12
12:04AM
2.18
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:08PM
0.84
4:30AM
0.71
5:00PM
0.72
5:20AM
0.63
5:48PM
0.58
6:12AM
0.56
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
01
Sunrise-------5:47-------5:47-------5:46
Sunset---8:57-------8:58-------9:00----
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C1914131313119916202221161415141921212215141312
Feels °C (?)18899877612181817141113111618151911101210
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