Jacks Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 44.43° S 171.26° E

Issued: 12 pm 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Jacks Point sea temperature is

13.2°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 (17 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacks Point at 5PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (17 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	8s
Afternoon (17 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	7s
Evening (17 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Sat 17					Sunday 18								Monday 19
	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	1	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	SE 7	SE 7	SE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SE 14	SE 16	SSE 16	SE 16	SE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SE 14	SE 16
Wave Graph
kJ	58	41	37	51	81	81	51	193	250	196	196	160	150	142	138	134	134	136	81	93	64
Wind (km/h)	SSE	ESE	ENE	NE	NNW	NNW	NW	NNW	N	NE	ENE	NE	N	WSW	SSW	W	N	E	ENE	SE	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	glassy	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy
High Tide	8:49AM2.05m				9:23PM2.10m				9:55AM2.06m					10:37PM2.04m				10:50AM2.09m
Low Tide			2:45PM0.87m				3:34AM0.93m				3:52PM0.92m					4:32AM0.96m				5:10PM0.88m


	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	8:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:02	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	7	8	8	8	8	8	9	10	12	15	16	16	15	15	13	13	15	17	16	13	11
Feels °C	5	5	4	5	5	5	7	8	10	13	13	14	14	14	12	12	15	14	14	8	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	SE 7	SE 7	SSE 10	SE 8	SE 7	SE 7	SE 16	SE 16	SE 16	SE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	S 14	SE 16
kJ	58	41	37	38	31	26	25	193	196	196	196	160	150	142	138	134	134	136	81	297	64
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	SSE 10	SE 10	ESE 7	SSE 14	SSE 14	SE 14	S 13	SSE 16	—	E 7	E 7	ENE 3	ENE 3	ENE 3	—	—	E 7	E 7	SSE 16	SE 3
kJ	28	11	27	19	81	81	51	123	250	—	1	1	1	1	1	—	—	1	1	27	3
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 9	SSE 8	SSE 14	SE 14	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 10	SSE 16	E 10	E 10	E 10	—	E 10	E 7	E 7	E 8	E 8	—	—	E 7	SSE 6
kJ	3	7	19	51	5	5	2	53	2	2	2	—	2	1	1	1	1	—	—	1	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNW 2	—	—	—	NE 2	ENE 3	NE 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 14	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	93	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	3	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	3	4	4	1	1	1	1	1	2	4	2	1
Distance (km)	2	154	154	154	0	0	0	0	1	136	136	136	0	0	0	0	0	99	136	99	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	5	4	5	6	7	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	5
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	5	6	7	5	5	4	4	5	6	4	5	5

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