Jacks Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 44.43° S 171.26° E

Issued: 12 pm 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Jacks Point sea temperature is

12.8°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 (03 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacks Point at 4PM is: 0.1m 14s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (03 Nov)	0.5ft (0.1m)	12s
Afternoon (03 Nov)	0.5ft (0.1m)	14s
Evening (03 Nov)	0.5ft (0.2m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 3					Wednesday 4								Thursday 5								Fri 6
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	SE 14	SE 14	SSE 15	E 4	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	SSE 14	SSE 14	E 5	SSE 13	E 5	E 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	SSE 10	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5
Wave Graph
kJ	5	8	8	21	25	37	38	33	25	21	19	21	16	13	13	10	10	9	9	9	9	8	8	5
Wind (km/h)	S	SE	E	ENE	ENE	E	SSW	W	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	N	NNW	WNW	W	NNW	E	ESE	SSE	SSW	SSW	S	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-on	on	on	on	on	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	glassy	off	glassy	on	on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	glassy
High Tide		11:03AM2.42m				11:40PM2.25m				11:58AM2.38m				00:40AM2.22m				12:57PM2.32m					1:36AM2.22m
Low Tide				5:21PM0.62m				5:45AM0.68m				6:21PM0.57m				6:45AM0.64m					7:14PM0.54m


	6:13	—	—	—	—	—	6:11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—
	—	—	—	8:23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:25	—	—	—	8:28
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	10	11	12	11	11	11	10	10	11	13	13	13	12	13	13	12	16	18	17	15	13	12	12	12
Feels °C	8	8	8	8	9	9	9	9	10	11	11	11	11	12	12	10	15	17	14	14	11	10	11	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 3	SE 11	SE 14	SSE 15	E 4	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	E 5	E 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	SSE 9	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5
kJ	1	5	8	21	8	15	16	11	10	7	8	9	9	13	13	8	8	5	8	9	9	8	8	5
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	SE 14	SE 11	E 11	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	ENE 6	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SE 8	SE 8
kJ	5	8	5	2	22	21	21	21	21	21	19	17	16	12	11	10	10	9	3	8	8	7	3	3
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 15	E 8	S 8	—	E 11	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	—	—	—	—	E 14	E 14	E 8	—	E 8	ENE 7	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	E 7	E 7
kJ	4	1	1	—	3	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	4	4	1	—	1	5	7	3	3	1	1
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 3	ESE 3	E 3	E 3	E 4	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	—	—	E 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 5	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	2	1	2	3	25	37	38	33	25	—	—	21	—	—	—	—	—	—	9	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	166	167	161	138	138	6	0	0	1	138	138	136	136	136	88	88	88	136	138	136	138	138	136	136
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Rating (10 max)	1			1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	5

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