Jacks Point Surf Forecast

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Jacks Point surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 01 Nov 2025 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 12.5° C
(Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Jacks Point this week:

The surf forecast for Jacks Point over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Nov 05) at 1AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.4m and 15s period. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Jacks Point in the next 12 days are 0.8m 10s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Nov 06) at 10AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.1m 8s period and expected on Tuesday (Nov 04) at 10PM.

Wave Type	Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)	1AM (Wed 5th Nov)	1.5ft (0.4m) 15s
Best Surf	1AM (Wed 5th Nov)	1.5ft (0.4m) 15s
Most Powerful	10AM (Thu 6th Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m) 10s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Jacks Point over the next 12 days.

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	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.											Days 3-6 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the S by Thu afternoon).
	Sat 01		Sunday 02			Monday 03			Tuesday 04			Wednesday 05			Thursday 06			Friday 07
	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SE	ENE	E	SE	SSE	SE	SSE	SE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	NE	ESE
Period(s) (?)	10	9	9	9	8	12	12	4	6	14	15	15	11	11	10	10	9	11	11	5	10
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	47	40	38	27	11	14	5	6	1	8	91	59	48	56	127	49	31	40	40	25	9
Wind (km/h)	ENE	S	N	E	NNW	NNE	ENE	NW	SE	ESE	WSW	NE	ENE	N	NNE	S	SSW	NE	ENE	N	NNE
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	on	cross	glass	on	cross- off	cross	on	cross- off	glass	cross- on	glass	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	glass	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)		12:43AM 2.19	12:55PM 2.16		1:32AM 2.28		1:47PM 2.21	2:21AM 2.35		2:40PM 2.28	3:12AM 2.40		3:29PM 2.33		4:05AM 2.46	4:17PM 2.36		5:00AM 2.52	5:05PM 2.35		5:57AM 2.56
Low Tide / height (m)	6:28PM 0.56		6:48AM 0.56		7:09PM 0.41	7:38AM 0.44		7:53PM 0.32	8:28AM 0.36		8:41PM 0.29	9:22AM 0.33		9:35PM 0.31	10:18AM 0.33		10:32PM 0.36	11:15AM 0.36		11:28PM 0.43	12:11PM 0.40

	Sat 01		Sunday 02			Monday 03			Tuesday 04			Wednesday 05			Thursday 06			Friday 07
Sunrise	-	-	6:15	-	-	6:13	-	-	6:11	-	-	6:09	-	-	6:09	-	-	6:07	-	-	6:07
Sunset	8:21	-	-	8:22	-	-	8:23	-	-	8:24	-	-	8:25	-	-	8:28	-	-	8:29	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	11	10	13	14	13	18	19	16	16	15	12	14	13	12	20	15	12	15	14	13	18
Feels °C (?)	6	8	11	11	11	15	15	13	13	12	10	11	10	11	19	9	8	11	9	11	15

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Information about the Jacks Point Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Jacks Point provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at Jacks Point can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Jacks Point surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Jacks Point) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

Further information to help with frequently asked questions about our surf forecast for Jacks Point may be found under the help tab on the top menu and also by moving your mouse over the question marks on the surf forecast table itself. Please always bear in mind that the forecast is for near-shore open water and local factors at each surf break influence the actual breaking wave height, such as the beach / reef profile, water depths offshore and shelter.

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