Jacks Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 44.43° S 171.26° E

Jacks Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Jacks Point sea temperature is
12.3°C
3.0° 

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


How big are the waves at Jacks Point today (05 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacks Point at 7AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (05 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (05 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
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)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.9
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.3
SE
9
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.1
SE
16
0.5
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
E
7
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.3
E
9
0.3
ENE
8
0.2
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
63
63
61
47
45
32
31
35
39
13
11
10
10
25
15
15
29
4
11
10
10
14
13
5
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
5
WSW
5
WNW
10
N
15
ENE
20
ENE
10
NE
10
N
10
NNE
10
N
5
WNW
5
WNW
0
SW
10
ESE
10
NE
10
N
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
S
10
S
15
S
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
11:01PM2.23m
11:19AM2.42m
11:59PM2.31m
12:14PM2.42m
00:55AM2.35m
1:11PM2.41m
Low Tide
5:05AM0.78m
5:40PM0.61m
6:04AM0.73m
6:37PM0.55m
7:01AM0.65m
7:28PM0.50m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:58
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Temp °C
9
9
8
9
11
11
11
10
9
9
10
11
13
14
13
12
12
11
10
12
14
13
13
11
Feels °C
6
7
6
7
7
6
8
7
6
6
7
8
11
11
10
9
8
7
5
9
11
10
9
7
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