Jacks Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 44.43° S 171.26° E

Issued: 5 am 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Jacks Point sea temperature is

9.6° 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 (14 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacks Point at 10AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	9s
Afternoon (14 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	9s
Evening (14 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 14							Wednesday 15								Thursday 16								Fri 17
	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	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	NE 5	E 8	ENE 8	E 11	E 13	SSE 16	SSE 16	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 14	ESE 14	ESE 13	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	SSE 15
Wave Graph
kJ	24	8	6	6	7	6	6	12	27	14	26	26	15	15	30	33	35	37	36	34	52	87	105	252
Wind (km/h)	NW	WNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NW	W	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	WSW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	S	NNE	NNW	WNW	NW	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	off	glassy	cross-off
High Tide	2:15AM2.49m					3:07PM2.51m				3:05AM2.52m				4:10PM2.55m				4:02AM2.49m				5:10PM2.55m
Low Tide			8:36AM0.56m					9:06PM0.57m				9:33AM0.49m				10:01PM0.59m				10:31AM0.44m				10:57PM0.61m


	—	8:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:06	—	—	—	—	—	8:04
	—	—	—	—	5:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	5:16
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	10	9	9	13	16	12	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	8	8	7	7	8	8	9	11	10	8	7
Feels °C	6	5	5	9	12	8	9	7	7	8	8	6	6	5	5	4	4	2	4	7	7	6	5	4
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 6	E 6	ENE 6	E 9	NE 5	ENE 5	ENE 8	E 11	E 8	E 8	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 14	ESE 14	S 4	SE 6	ESE 16	SSE 14	SSE 15
kJ	24	8	3	4	6	5	4	12	20	4	4	15	15	15	30	33	35	37	36	4	9	87	79	252
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	S 18	E 8	E 8	SE 16	SSE 16	E 13	ESE 13	E 7	E 6	E 6	SSW 3	E 4	E 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 13	ESE 13	SSE 7	ESE 16	ESE 16
kJ	15	6	6	6	6	6	6	11	27	14	17	4	3	2	1	2	2	2	2	34	34	17	105	151
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	S 8	S 18	S 18	S 18	S 16	S 16	E 14	E 14	SE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SE 17	SE 16	E 5	S 3	SE 16	E 6	S 15	ESE 16	ESE 16	SE 14	S 14	—
kJ	1	1	6	6	6	5	5	4	4	10	26	26	11	11	2	1	10	1	4	26	52	8	103	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	NE 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 2	—	—	—	—	SSW 3	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	3	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Crossroads Otago	Crossroads Otago	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Lighthouse (Spot C) Otago	Possums Reef Otago	Crossroads Otago	Crossroads Otago	Campbells Bay Otago	Lighthouse Reef Canterbury	Crossroads Otago	Crossroads Otago	Crossroads Otago	South Shore Canterbury	Crossroads Otago	Crossroads Otago	Crossroads Otago	Crossroads Otago	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay Canterbury	Crossroads Otago	Crossroads Otago	Jacks Point Canterbury	Jacks Point Canterbury	Jacks Point Canterbury	Jacks Point Canterbury
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2
Distance (km)	88	88	109	109	151	88	88	90	1	88	88	88	154	88	88	88	88	136	88	88	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1				1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	3	3	5	5	6	6	6	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	2	3	4	9
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Rating (10 max)	5	7	8	7	7	6	6	9	6	8	8	7	4	4	4	4	4	9	4	5	5	5	5	5

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