Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Happy Jacks today (09 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Happy Jacks at 10AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (09 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (09 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Happy Jacks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | Friday 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | SSE 5 | S 7 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 373 | 338 | 282 | 268 | 198 | 193 | 169 | 129 | 107 | 91 | 79 | 72 | 57 | 48 | 45 | 74 | 63 | 105 | 294 | 247 | 236 | 226 | 219 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:14AM1.61m | 3:41PM1.74m | 4:12AM1.62m | 4:37PM1.75m | 5:08AM1.63m | 5:33PM1.75m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:27AM0.13m | 10:02PM0.13m | 10:25AM0.11m | 10:59PM0.13m | 11:19AM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 12 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | S 7 | S 8 | S 7 |
| kJ | 373 | 338 | 282 | 268 | 198 | 193 | 169 | 129 | 107 | 91 | 79 | 72 | 57 | 48 | 37 | 36 | 36 | 30 | 59 | 90 | 120 | 89 | 69 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 6 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | ENE 8 | S 14 | S 19 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 45 | 74 | 63 | 6 | 57 | 247 | 65 | 54 | 46 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | NE 16 | NE 15 | E 15 | S 9 | NE 16 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 8 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 9 | S 19 | ENE 13 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 |
| kJ | 4 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 3 | 114 | 34 | 236 | 226 | 219 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 8 | NNE 3 | NNW 2 | N 3 | N 3 | NW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 105 | 294 | 183 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 79 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
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