Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Happy Jacks today (04 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Happy Jacks at 2AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 03). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | 10ft (3.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 13ft (4.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 15ft (4.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Happy Jacks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon night, min 5°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon night, strong winds from the SW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 15 | S 14 | S 10 | S 11 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 540 | 511 | 447 | 2662 | 3978 | 2011 | 3251 | 5696 | 5232 | 5353 | 6580 | 7318 | 6634 | 5675 | 4599 | 3888 | 3256 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:19PM1.63m | 9:39AM1.59m | 10:04PM1.65m | 10:22AM1.63m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:34AM0.27m | 3:49PM0.29m | 4:19AM0.27m | 4:38PM0.30m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 9 | 7 | 5 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -5 | -5 | -5 | -3 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 18 | SE 17 |
| kJ | 540 | 511 | 447 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 11 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | E 18 | SE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 60 | 58 | 155 | 6 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 17 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 7 | SSW 6 | S 15 | S 14 | S 10 | S 11 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | — | 61 | 47 | 2662 | 3978 | 2011 | 3251 | 5696 | 5232 | 5353 | 6580 | 7318 | 6634 | 5675 | 4599 | 3888 | 3256 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 90 | 150 | 150 | 100 | 286 | 161 | 161 | 162 | 105 | 102 | 102 |
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