Jacks Point surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 07 May 2026 NZST
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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
13.4° C
(Which is 2.3°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 10AM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Afternoon (07 May)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (07 May)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
4
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.9
NE
5
1.2
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
7
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
9
0.2
E
11
2
ENE
8
1.1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
ENE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
9
9
38
106
145
31
30
25
16
9
9
14
9
560
207
122
101
120
108
82
55
40
37
Wind (km/h)
5
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
SW
10
SW
0
WNW
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
WNW
10
SSW
5
SE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NW
20
WNW
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:49AM2.16m
7:59PM2.00m
8:08AM2.04m
8:53PM2.03m
9:09AM1.97m
9:37PM2.03m
Low Tide
00:48AM0.95m
1:42PM0.88m
1:44AM1.01m
2:33PM0.91m
2:49AM1.02m
3:20PM0.89m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
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7:33
7:35
7:37
7:37
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5:27
5:25
5:24
5:22
1
2
Temp °C
15
15
15
18
20
18
16
15
13
12
13
15
14
14
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
12
10
10
13
12
13
16
18
17
14
12
11
10
12
12
13
13
10
9
9
10
10
9
9
9
6
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
E
7
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
7
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
ENE
11
Energy kJ
3
1
3
7
32
40
31
30
25
16
9
9
14
8
155
207
122
101
120
108
82
41
40
37
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
14
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.1
E
10
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
SE
14
0.2
E
9
0.4
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.3
S
5
0.6
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
7
0.5
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.3
SSE
11
Energy kJ
8
9
9
2
7
7
8
8
8
7
7
2
7
6
46
96
66
11
4
30
30
55
36
25
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
S
9
0.2
E
11
0.1
SE
13
0.2
S
13
0.1
SE
17
0.1
SE
17
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.4
NE
3
0.1
SE
15
Energy kJ
2
8
8
8
2
2
7
2
8
8
7
2
9
7
13
12
11
10
10
10
9
3
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.9
NE
5
1.2
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
7
2
ENE
8
0.4
SW
2
0.9
SSW
5
1.5
S
7
0.3
NE
2
0.4
NE
3
Energy kJ
6
3
7
38
106
145
560
1
42
218
1
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
2
1
2
2
3
2
1
1
Distance (km)
90
136
88
1
90
0
88
136
88
88
88
90
138
109
1
0
0
0
109
88
109
109
88
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
3
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
1
3
2
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
7
6
5
5
8
5
5
6
7
6
5
7
5
7
5
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
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