Surf Forecast Surf Report

Jacks Point surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 16 Apr 2025 NZST
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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
15.3° C
(Which is 3.3°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 1PM is: 0.4m 17s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)17s
Afternoon (16 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)17s
Evening (16 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)16s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SE
0.4
SSE
0.5
SE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.8
ENE
0.9
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.9
ESE
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.3
E
0.9
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.1
SE
0.9
SE
0.7
SE
Period(s) (?)17171716161566677777778888889910101010999999910109911121211116667777777946777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)74116143104645915915517019822033029329736336337899122102108113125133145146121118111106104132102101147113878562791009584585053515646463636232114311301068243
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
10
N
5
NNW
0
N
0
SSE
5
S
5
SW
5
W
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
N
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNW
5
N
10
NNE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
N
10
NNW
5
N
5
W
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
S
20
S
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
W
0
NNW
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossglassglassglassglasscross-
off
glassoffglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncrossglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:41PM
1.93
5:37AM
2.17
6:31PM
1.92
6:28AM
2.09
7:29PM
1.94
7:31AM
2.01
8:30PM
2.01
8:35AM
1.97
9:22PM
2.08
9:32AM
1.99
10:07PM
2.13
10:25AM
2.06
10:52PM
2.17
11:17AM
2.14
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:52AM
0.67
12:00AM
0.77
12:38PM
0.78
12:42AM
0.88
1:25PM
0.87
1:30AM
0.99
2:12PM
0.92
2:25AM
1.05
2:59PM
0.90
3:30AM
1.02
3:47PM
0.83
4:27AM
0.91
4:36PM
0.72
5:14AM
0.75
5:24PM
0.60
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Sunrise7:09-------7:11-------7:11-------7:13-------7:13-------7:15-------7:16-------7:18---
Sunset--5:59-------5:57-------5:54-------5:53-------5:52-------5:51-------5:49-------5:46-
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C101113131212111111111112121211111112141313131313141717161617171715161514131313131212121212111111111111111111111111111313
Feels °C (?)667777891011111211111010101113121313131313161616161717171314121091010109910101088889910101010101191212
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