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Jacks Point surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
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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 2.5°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 8AM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 10). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (10 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (10 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Jacks Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun morning, calm by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wed 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | |
142 | 196 | 193 | 594 | 460 | 424 | 820 | 628 | 430 | 376 | 382 | 277 | 220 | 216 | 147 | 140 | 128 | 79 | 98 | 314 | 362 | 425 | 559 | 584 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-off | |
High Tide | 9:57AM1.94m | 10:16PM2.02m | 10:40AM1.98m | 10:57PM2.02m | 11:24AM2.04m | 11:41PM2.04m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:50AM0.95m | 4:04PM0.82m | 4:37AM0.84m | 4:47PM0.71m | 5:15AM0.71m | 5:32PM0.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | 5:20 | |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 11 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 9 |
10 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | SSE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SSE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 |
142 | 196 | 193 | 36 | 62 | 57 | 55 | 55 | 430 | 376 | 382 | 277 | 220 | 216 | 147 | 140 | 128 | 79 | 79 | 314 | 362 | 425 | 559 | 584 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 9 | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 16 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 13 | E 13 |
33 | 32 | 18 | 16 | 16 | — | — | 83 | 54 | 52 | 48 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 98 | 21 | 21 | 9 | 32 | 30 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | SE 16 | E 11 | — | E 14 | E 14 | S 26 | S 24 |
4 | 17 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 10 | 22 | — | 4 | 16 | 13 | 11 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 14 |
— | — | 835 | 594 | 460 | 424 | 820 | 628 | 2049 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2228 | 3072 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 136 | 299 | 154 | 154 | 152 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 88 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 152 | 152 | 0 | 0 |
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