Jacks Point surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 27 Mar 2026 NZDT
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Jacks Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Jacks Point sea temperature is
16.9° C
(Which is 4.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Jacks Point today?

The current surf forecast for Jacks Point at 7AM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.7m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 27). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 17s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Mar)11ft (3.5m)10s
Afternoon (27 Mar)6ft (1.8m)11s
Evening (27 Mar)6ft (1.8m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
E
1.8
E
3
ENE
3.5
ENE
3.5
ENE
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.5
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.4
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
E
0.6
ESE
Period(s) (?)899101011111111111111111099999812121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)386509160921722516727799890785676524387319234175136108106795050195184111
Wind
(km/h)
30
ENE
35
NE
25
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
SSW
10
SSE
5
ENE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
15
ENE
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglasscross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:12PM
2.43
11:34AM
2.22
12:06AM
2.47
12:33PM
2.25
1:03AM
2.48
1:29PM
2.25
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:24AM
0.77
5:44PM
0.66
6:27AM
0.72
6:41PM
0.62
7:22AM
0.67
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Sunrise----7:43-------7:46-------7:47---
Sunset-------7:35-------7:32-------7:31
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
331-1-------------------
Temp. °C151514141416161616171715171815141313141414171716
Feels °C (?)10910121215151615161615181713131212131313161515
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