Surf Forecast Surf Report

Jacks Point surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 20 Mar 2025 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
17.4° C
(Which is 4.2°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 11AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Mar)1ft (0.3m)12s
Afternoon (20 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)18s
Evening (20 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)17s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.6
NE
0.2
E
0.5
ENE
0.6
E
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.6
SSE
0.4
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.5
SE
0.6
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.2
SSE
0.6
S
1.3
SSE
1
SSE
0.8
SSE
Period(s) (?)1312121817171716161649556666661716168881010999191918181917171616161514141413131312121212121211113677
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)262423322928272625241510131810013625251812292625242322304426252524892155154175243238214206196178103136161848380735636363521201271138856
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
5
NW
10
N
15
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
N
10
N
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
10
NNE
0
N
5
SW
5
SW
5
S
10
SE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
N
5
NNW
5
N
5
NW
5
WNW
5
SW
30
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
5
NE
5
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
N
10
N
5
WNW
10
SSW
15
SSE
10
SE
10
E
5
N
10
N
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NE
10
ENE
5
E
40
S
30
S
20
S
10
SSW
10
W
5
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossglasscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
offglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:14AM
2.02
9:09PM
1.86
9:16AM
1.95
10:12PM
1.92
10:16AM
1.90
11:04PM
2.01
11:09AM
1.89
11:48PM
2.11
12:01PM
1.93
12:29AM
2.19
12:50PM
2.01
1:13AM
2.24
1:38PM
2.11
2:02AM
2.28
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:16AM
0.84
2:58PM
0.80
3:04AM
0.95
3:49PM
0.88
4:03AM
1.05
4:35PM
0.91
5:15AM
1.07
5:19PM
0.87
6:16AM
0.99
6:04PM
0.79
7:00AM
0.84
6:51PM
0.67
7:38AM
0.66
7:39PM
0.54
8:18AM
0.49
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Sunrise--7:35-------7:37-------7:37-------7:39-------7:41-------7:41-------7:43-------7:43-
Sunset-----7:47-------7:45-------7:44-------7:43-------7:40-------7:38-------7:37------
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C121211151514131111111217211915151515161818161616161719211414131111111112131313111010111314141313121213181918121211101111
Feels °C (?)11119121111119991014181614161514151717161616161618209119891010101091088991012131212111112161717566789
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