Happy Jacks Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.01° S 177.90° E

Happy Jacks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Happy Jacks sea temperature is
13.8°C
0.5° 

Happy Jacks surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Happy Jacks today (10 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Happy Jacks at 6PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Oct)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (10 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (10 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
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)
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
14
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
1
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
0.5
S
11
0.8
ENE
8
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
E
7
1
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
138
88
88
78
75
60
77
127
124
103
79
94
58
58
44
43
29
29
29
20
20
Wind (km/h)
5
E
10
E
15
E
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
5
N
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
ESE
15
E
10
NE
10
NNE
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
6:10PM1.65m
6:41AM1.66m
7:01PM1.65m
7:31AM1.71m
7:50PM1.66m
Low Tide
12:02PM0.22m
00:29AM0.25m
12:52PM0.26m
1:18AM0.30m
1:41PM0.30m
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:31
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6:28
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6:26
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7:20
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7:21
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7:22
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 mm
1
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1
1
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1
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Temp °C
15
16
16
15
14
14
14
15
17
19
19
19
17
14
13
14
16
16
16
15
14
Feels °C
15
14
14
14
13
12
13
13
16
17
17
17
16
12
11
13
15
15
14
13
12
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