Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Happy Jacks today (30 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Happy Jacks at 9PM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (30 Sep) | 7ft (2.2m) | 15s |
| Evening (30 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Happy Jacks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri night, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 30 | Thursday 1 | Friday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 16 | S 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2342 | 2311 | 2177 | 1907 | 1504 | 1442 | 1208 | 1034 | 1018 | 905 | 812 | 700 | 582 | 490 | 408 | 408 | 427 | 421 | 299 | 172 | 122 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | glassy | off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | off |
High Tide | 9:02AM1.77m | 9:28PM1.73m | 9:50AM1.81m | 10:20PM1.72m | 10:40AM1.82m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:16PM0.21m | 3:39AM0.20m | 4:10PM0.20m | 4:29AM0.20m | 5:05PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 2342 | 2311 | 2177 | 1907 | 1504 | 1442 | 1208 | 1034 | 1018 | 905 | 812 | 700 | 582 | 490 | 408 | 408 | 427 | 421 | 299 | 117 | 119 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 9 | NE 11 | NNE 3 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 11 | NE 10 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 25 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 31 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 172 | 122 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 11 | NE 12 | NE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 4 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | E 2 | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 15 | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
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