Happy Jacks Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.01° S 177.90° E

Happy Jacks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Happy Jacks sea temperature is
12.6°C
1.1° 

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 (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Happy Jacks at 7AM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)5ft (1.6m)13s
Afternoon (03 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (03 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
3
Friday
4
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
S
15
2.1
S
14
2
S
14
1.8
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.3
SSE
13
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2309
1858
1622
1172
892
764
572
425
341
284
224
164
121
110
74
50
32
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
WNW
0
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
15
WSW
Wind State
off
off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
9:40PM1.69m
9:59AM1.73m
10:30PM1.68m
10:50AM1.74m
Low Tide
3:52AM0.23m
4:20PM0.25m
4:42AM0.24m
5:13PM0.25m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:46
5:47
 mm
Temp °C
14
12
11
11
13
16
19
17
14
14
14
15
16
17
17
17
14
Feels °C
11
9
10
8
10
13
16
13
10
11
11
11
12
12
12
13
10
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