Jacks Point surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 02 Mar 2026 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
16.2° C
(Which is 2.6°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 4PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Afternoon (02 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (02 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
3
3
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.3
SSE
0.8
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.9
SE
0.6
SSE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
Period(s) (?)1313121212121212121111111110771212121111111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)679648554480144414131721441401012027855504235196237283308249275212208
Wind
(km/h)
30
SW
30
SSW
30
S
25
S
20
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
NE
5
NW
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
NE
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
N
5
N
5
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:16PM
2.30
4:12AM
2.52
4:07PM
2.25
4:58AM
2.42
5:01PM
2.19
5:35AM
2.29
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:13AM
0.68
9:29PM
0.49
10:04AM
0.68
10:20PM
0.49
10:52AM
0.66
11:11PM
0.55
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Sunrise--------7:13-------7:15-------
Sunset---8:21-------8:19-------8:16----
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-11---------------------
Temp. °C910111111998911111111988913151414121212
Feels °C (?)123464556788975569111112101110
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