Jacks Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 44.43° S 171.26° E

Jacks Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Jacks Point sea temperature is
10.5°C
1.7° 

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 (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacks Point at 5AM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 01). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Afternoon (02 Sep)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (02 Sep)2ft (0.6m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue night, fresh winds from the WNW by Fri morning).

Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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)
3
3
4
3
2
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SE
12
0.7
SE
17
1.3
SSE
16
1.1
SE
16
1
SE
15
0.9
SE
13
0.9
SE
13
0.7
SE
12
0.6
SE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.5
SE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
306
298
844
580
465
253
234
152
114
90
61
58
29
29
27
25
15
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
10
NW
20
WNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
N
15
NW
10
NNW
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:10PM1.97m
6:48AM2.18m
7:03PM1.94m
7:44AM2.21m
8:03PM1.96m
Low Tide
00:30AM0.58m
1:13PM0.52m
1:20AM0.65m
2:01PM0.62m
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clear
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clear
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7:01
7:00
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6:07
6:08
 mm
Temp °C
8
7
8
7
9
14
17
13
11
11
11
10
13
17
18
15
12
Feels °C
4
3
5
3
4
9
13
9
7
7
7
6
10
14
15
12
9
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