Jacks Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 44.43° S 171.26° E

Jacks Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Jacks Point sea temperature is
12.3°C
3.0° 

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 (10 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacks Point at 3AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)16s
Afternoon (10 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (10 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
16
0.8
E
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
E
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
45
25
28
32
26
25
25
46
42
143
181
69
72
82
82
63
61
57
41
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
10
ENE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WSW
10
SE
15
SE
5
SSE
5
SW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
3:10PM2.31m
3:30AM2.35m
3:57PM2.23m
4:16AM2.35m
4:33PM2.14m
Low Tide
9:04PM0.50m
9:43AM0.49m
9:51PM0.52m
10:33AM0.51m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
12
12
12
10
10
10
11
13
14
14
13
12
12
13
15
17
15
13
14
Feels °C
9
10
10
8
8
8
9
10
11
13
12
12
11
11
14
15
13
13
14
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