Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Happy Jacks today (21 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Happy Jacks at 7PM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | 8ft (2.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Happy Jacks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | S 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 8 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2422 | 1754 | 1141 | 821 | 566 | 424 | 370 | 506 | 361 | 220 | 171 | 191 | 245 | 311 | 287 | 257 | 323 | 462 | 549 | 669 | 753 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:14PM1.49m | 1:29AM1.38m | 2:00PM1.46m | 2:18AM1.35m | 2:46PM1.45m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:53AM0.45m | 7:29PM0.44m | 7:39AM0.44m | 8:15PM0.41m | 8:29AM0.42m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 18 | S 8 | S 8 | S 16 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 2422 | 1754 | 1141 | 821 | 566 | 424 | 370 | 506 | 361 | 220 | 171 | 14 | 14 | 54 | 287 | 257 | 85 | 23 | 12 | 291 | 266 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | NE 4 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 7 | SE 8 | E 9 | E 8 | ESE 12 | S 18 | S 17 | ESE 11 | — | — | SE 11 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 9 | 27 | 33 | 14 | 12 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 26 | 30 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 96 | 90 | 25 | — | — | 30 | 29 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 13 | ENE 10 | SE 14 | ESE 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 10 | ESE 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | W 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | S 8 | S 6 | S 7 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 15 | 10 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 191 | 245 | 311 | 385 | 414 | 323 | 462 | 549 | 669 | 753 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 104 | 54 | 24 | 9 | 0 | 83 | 104 | 318 | 104 | 83 |
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