Jacks Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 44.43° S 171.26° E

Issued: 5 pm 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Jacks Point sea temperature is

11.2°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 (26 Sep):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacks Point at 10PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (26 Sep)	-	-
Afternoon (26 Sep)	1.5ft (0.4m)	13s
Evening (26 Sep)	1.5ft (0.4m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 2°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sat night, calm by Mon morning).
	Sat 26			Sunday 27								Monday 28
	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	S 5	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 6	SSE 7	SSE 8	ESE 13	SSE 8	SSE 11	SSE 12	SSE 13	SSE 14	SSE 15	SSE 16
Wave Graph
kJ	58	56	55	52	51	85	128	64	64	86	80	70	69	76	86	114	140	89	94
Wind (km/h)	NW	SSW	W	WNW	SSW	SSW	SW	W	SW	WSW	WNW	NW	NW	WNW	WSW	SW	E	NNE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	glassy	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	on	cross-on	cross
High Tide	2:44PM2.07m					3:08AM2.23m				3:24PM2.09m				3:52AM2.26m				4:06PM2.09m
Low Tide			8:49PM0.35m					9:25AM0.37m				9:33PM0.36m				10:16AM0.33m


	—	—	—	—	—	7:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—	—	—	—	—
	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	8	8	2	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	15	13	11	10	4	4	6	8	8	5	3	2	3	7	11	10	10	6
Feels °C	17	14	10	8	5	-5	-3	0	1	3	2	-2	-3	-2	4	8	6	6	1
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	SSE 7	ESE 12	SSE 7	SSE 8	SSE 7	SSE 8	SSE 11	SSE 12	SSE 13	SSE 14	SSE 8	SSE 7
kJ	58	56	55	52	51	50	57	64	49	86	80	48	54	76	86	109	140	35	30
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 4	ENE 4	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 6	ESE 16	E 7	ESE 12	ESE 15	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	SSE 15	SSE 16
kJ	3	4	4	6	3	25	1	27	21	27	28	70	69	68	67	57	32	89	94
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	S 9	E 6	S 16	ESE 14	SE 14	ESE 14	ESE 15	SSE 11	NE 8	SSE 12	S 12	ESE 13	S 15	ESE 12	ESE 12
kJ	10	9	8	8	6	3	5	41	8	41	42	12	3	46	77	114	116	31	30
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 4	NE 5	—	—	NW 3	S 5	SSE 7	S 7	SSE 6	S 7	SSW 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 10	—
kJ	9	17	—	—	1	85	128	324	64	397	416	—	—	—	—	—	—	711	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	1	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	136	142	152	0	152	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	88	151	88
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	1		3	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	4	4	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	3	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	9	9	9	8	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	4	4	4	4

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