Jacks Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 44.43° S 171.26° E

Issued: 12 am 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Jacks Point sea temperature is

13.7°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 (30 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacks Point at 9AM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (30 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	16s
Afternoon (30 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	16s
Evening (30 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 4°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Sat morning).
	Friday 30								Saturday 31								Sunday 1
	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	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	0	2	0	0	0	1	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 14	SSE 14	SSE 12	SE 16	SSE 16	S 4	SSE 8	SSE 10	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 12	SSE 12	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 13
Wave Graph
kJ	51	180	91	69	220	67	350	326	313	256	235	235	189	182	147	123	94	90	51	49	35	24	17	16
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNW	WNW	NW	WNW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	W	W	NNW	ENE	ENE	NE	N	N	N	NNW	N	NNW	WNW	NW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				7:10AM2.47m				7:20PM2.16m				8:10AM2.47m				8:34PM2.19m				9:10AM2.46m				9:40PM2.24m
Low Tide	00:38AM0.57m					1:24PM0.52m				1:36AM0.66m				2:15PM0.58m				2:39AM0.71m				3:11PM0.63m


	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:21	—
mm	1	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	6	4	4	7	13	9	9	7	6	6	6	9	11	10	10	8	7	8	8	13	18	19	17	14
Feels °C	2	-1	0	2	9	-1	-3	-1	-1	1	1	6	6	4	4	3	3	4	3	9	14	13	11	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 6	SSE 14	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 16	ESE 12	—	—	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 12	SSE 12	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SSE 9
kJ	22	180	91	69	220	14	—	—	313	256	235	235	189	182	147	123	94	90	51	49	35	24	14	8
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 14	ENE 3	SSE 15	SE 16	—	—	—	—	SSE 14	SSE 12	—	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	NE 4	NE 4	ENE 4	NE 4	NE 5	ENE 5	ENE 4	ESE 13
kJ	51	1	23	65	—	—	—	—	104	189	—	20	5	5	5	5	3	4	3	5	6	4	2	16
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 3	SSE 15	—	SSE 12	NNW 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 14	E 14	E 14	SE 14	SE 14	ESE 14	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 13	ENE 5
kJ	1	77	—	56	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	4	4	8	8	18	18	17	17	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	S 4	SSE 8	SSE 10	S 8	S 10	S 10	—	—	—	ENE 2	NE 3	NE 4	NE 4	—	NE 4	NE 5	—	NW 2	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	67	350	326	924	963	1280	—	—	—	1	1	15	14	—	13	14	—	1	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	4	2	4	1	1	5	2	2	2	3	1	4	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	88	0	166	407	844	222	0	0	0	88	154	136	138	1	1	0	2	0	109	91	174
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay				Smithfield	Fields	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay	Sumner Bar	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay	Gore Bay	Gore Bay	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay	Gore Bay	Gore Bay
Rating (10 max)	4	3	4	4	4	4				4	4	4	4	1	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Shag Beach Otago	Dunedin - Cob Cottage Otago	Dunedin - Cob Cottage Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay Canterbury	Wainui Beach - Stockroute Gisborne and Mahia	Waipaoa River Gisborne and Mahia	Wavetraps West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Stent Road Taranaki	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Waiwakaiho Taranaki	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Loisell's East Cape	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia
Rating (10 max)	5	6	9	9	4	4	1	1	5	5	7	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	3	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	6	9	9	5	4	5	5	5	5	7	6	5	5	5	4	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	4

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