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Jacks Point surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 26 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
14.2° C
 (Which is 2.9°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 7PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 26). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (26 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (26 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
0.9
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
1.3
NE
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.4
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.4
ENE
0.5
ESE
0.3
E
0.5
ENE
0.3
E
0.8
ENE
0.3
E
0.3
E
Period(s) (?)89999999578899111091211111151111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1331892121368360393890626148592458302677236922332120
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
25
NNW
30
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
20
N
45
NW
45
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
25
NW
15
NNW
10
WSW
35
SE
15
ESE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
N
5
NNW
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		crosscross-
off		off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:06AM
2.10
8:17PM
2.02
9:03AM
2.09
9:18PM
2.02
9:54AM
2.09
10:13PM
2.06
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:19PM
0.97
2:47AM
0.88
3:13PM
0.93
3:39AM
0.81
4:08PM
0.84
4:30AM
0.71
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunrise-------5:48-------5:48-------5:47
Sunset---8:54-------8:55-------8:57----
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C18252524181515152026252419141815201413131211910
Feels °C (?)16201920141212131717151814101211177998777
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