Jacks Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 44.43° S 171.26° E

Issued: 12 pm 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Jacks Point sea temperature is

13.7°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 (30 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacks Point at 9PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (30 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	16s
Afternoon (30 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	16s
Evening (30 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat morning).
	Fri 30					Saturday 31								Sunday 1
	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)	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 16	SSE 16	S 5	S 8	SSE 10	SSE 8	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 12	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 13
Wave Graph
kJ	171	256	70	0	392	147	251	227	231	185	179	145	121	94	90	52	50	35	24	17	16
Wind (km/h)	NW	SSE	SW	SSW	SW	SW	W	W	NW	ENE	ENE	NE	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	NW	WNW	WNW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	7:10AM2.47m				7:20PM2.16m				8:10AM2.47m				8:34PM2.19m				9:10AM2.46m				9:40PM2.24m
Low Tide			1:24PM0.52m				1:36AM0.66m				2:15PM0.58m				2:39AM0.71m				3:11PM0.63m


	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	8:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:21	—
mm	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	9	9	11	9	7	6	6	6	9	11	10	10	8	6	7	8	14	18	20	18	16
Feels °C	5	5	-1	-3	-2	-1	1	1	6	6	4	5	3	1	3	3	10	14	14	12	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 16	SSE 16	ESE 12	—	—	SSE 8	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 12	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	NE 4
kJ	171	220	14	—	—	147	251	227	231	185	179	145	121	94	90	52	50	35	24	14	2
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SSE 16	—	—	—	SSE 11	SSE 12	SE 11	SSE 12	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	ENE 4	NE 4	ENE 4	NE 5	ENE 5	ESE 13	SSE 9
kJ	—	256	—	—	—	84	119	20	196	5	5	5	5	5	7	5	4	6	2	17	8
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 14	E 14	SE 13	SE 14	SE 14	ESE 14	ESE 13	ESE 13	ENE 4	ESE 13
kJ	14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	4	7	8	8	18	18	17	2	16
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 3	—	S 5	S 8	SSE 10	S 8	S 10	—	—	—	ENE 2	NE 3	NE 3	ENE 4	NE 4	NE 4	—	NE 5	NW 2	NNW 3	NNW 2
kJ	1	—	70	358	392	947	963	—	—	—	1	1	2	6	16	12	—	31	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	2	2	5	2	2	2	3	1	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	154	213	817	844	222	0	0	0	88	154	136	1	2	1	0	6	1	90	89	90
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	2				4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	1	2	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit Wairarapa	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Last Chance Gisborne and Mahia	Last Chance Gisborne and Mahia	Waipaoa River Gisborne and Mahia	Wavetraps West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Tuamotu Island Gisborne and Mahia	Wainui Beach - Whales Gisborne and Mahia	Raglan-Whale Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Whale Bay Raglan and West Waikato
Rating (10 max)	4	4	2	2	2	5	5	8	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	3	2	2	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	5	5	4	5	8	6	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4

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