Jacks Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 44.43° S 171.26° E

Issued: 12 am 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Jacks Point sea temperature is

13.4°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 (16 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Jacks Point at 5AM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	9s
Afternoon (16 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	9s
Evening (16 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Thu night, calm by Sat morning).
	Friday 16								Saturday 17								Sunday 18
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	3	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 8	SE 7	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 7	SE 7	SE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SE 14	SSE 15	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15
Wave Graph
kJ	887	290	320	297	349	262	257	96	89	69	88	69	41	43	95	78	78	77	160	144	160	162	162	152
Wind (km/h)	SW	SW	SW	SSW	S	S	S	SW	W	W	WNW	NNE	ESE	ENE	NE	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	N	ENE	ENE	NE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	glassy	on	on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off
High Tide				7:47AM2.08m				7:59PM2.16m				8:49AM2.05m				9:23PM2.10m				9:55AM2.06m
Low Tide		1:37AM0.76m				1:53PM0.81m				2:33AM0.85m				2:45PM0.87m				3:34AM0.93m				3:52PM0.92m


	—	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:01	—
mm	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	7	6	5	7	8	8	9	8	8	7	6	7	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	12	16	17	16	15
Feels °C	1	-1	-2	-1	0	2	4	5	5	4	3	5	6	5	6	6	7	8	8	10	14	14	13	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	NE 7	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SSE 16	SE 8	SE 7	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 7	SE 7	SE 6	SE 7	SE 7	SE 8	SE 14	SSE 15	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15
kJ	250	2	320	297	349	231	24	96	67	69	88	69	41	43	20	23	23	31	160	144	160	162	162	152
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 15	—	E 7	E 7	E 9	SSE 16	SSE 15	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 8	SE 11	SSE 10	SSE 14	SE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	—
kJ	4	—	1	1	2	25	46	82	89	45	55	30	21	19	95	78	78	77	4	4	4	4	1	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	S 13	S 17	E 9	ENE 9	SSE 15	SE 15	NE 9	NE 9	—	SSE 8	SSE 10	E 10	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 10	E 10	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7
kJ	—	—	—	4	5	2	9	22	9	3	3	—	7	11	2	11	10	5	2	2	4	4	4	1
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 8	SE 9	S 8	S 8	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	887	290	609	466	262	262	257	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	1	1	1	1	1	3	3	3	1
Distance (km)	142	142	142	152	142	142	142	0	0	0	0	0	157	154	136	0	0	0	0	1	114	136	136	0
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Rating (10 max)	2	1					1	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	6	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	5	5	4	6	5	4	6	8	7	6

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