Jacks Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 44.43° S 171.26° E

Jacks Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Jacks Point sea temperature is
10.8°C
1.8° 

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 (20 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacks Point at 5PM is: 1.2m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 20). An open ocean swell of 2.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (20 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Evening (20 Sep)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 4°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Mon night, light winds from the WNW by Tue afternoon).

Sun
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
16
1.3
SSE
16
1.2
SSE
16
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SE
11
0.7
SE
10
0.7
SE
16
0.6
SSE
14
0.6
SSE
12
0.5
SE
12
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.8
S
4
1.2
SSE
7
0.8
SSE
7
0.7
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
256
806
778
691
235
163
104
248
138
103
68
30
28
16
117
70
38
25
25
24
94
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
15
SE
10
N
15
N
15
N
10
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
WNW
25
NW
10
WNW
40
S
30
S
15
WSW
20
NNW
15
N
5
WNW
15
SW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:31AM2.08m
11:23PM2.06m
11:19AM2.11m
00:11AM2.04m
12:03PM2.11m
Low Tide
4:55PM0.80m
5:11AM0.90m
5:54PM0.72m
5:59AM0.85m
6:37PM0.63m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:26
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:28
6:30
6:30
 mm
3
5
1
Temp °C
10
12
12
10
7
6
5
5
9
16
19
16
12
7
5
4
5
10
13
12
9
Feels °C
3
5
6
6
3
1
1
1
4
13
16
11
8
-3
-2
0
0
5
10
7
2
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