Jacks Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 44.43° S 171.26° E

Jacks Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Jacks Point sea temperature is
9.4° C
0.7° 

Jacks Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Jacks Point today (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacks Point at 1AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Afternoon (16 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Evening (16 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Tue morning, min 4°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SW by Tue morning).

Sat
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
17
0.9
SSE
16
0.9
SSE
16
1.3
S
6
1.1
SSE
6
1.1
S
6
0.4
SE
16
0.4
SE
16
0.4
SE
16
0.4
SE
16
0.4
SE
16
0.4
SE
16
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
54
463
371
101
77
72
66
69
68
65
64
62
58
61
62
41
44
41
44
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
S
20
SSE
15
S
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
WNW
0
SSW
5
ESE
15
NW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
High Tide
5:34PM2.31m
5:53AM2.30m
6:23PM2.16m
6:48AM2.22m
7:14PM2.03m
Low Tide
11:27PM0.59m
12:08PM0.48m
00:17AM0.60m
12:59PM0.56m
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:46
5:47
5:49
 mm
2
2
1
Temp °C
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
7
8
7
6
6
5
4
4
7
8
9
9
Feels °C
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
3
2
2
1
0
0
4
5
4
4
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