Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Happy Jacks today (06 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Happy Jacks at 10AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 19s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (06 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Evening (06 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Happy Jacks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun morning, strong winds from the SW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 11 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 178 | 155 | 104 | 58 | 98 | 197 | 190 | 138 | 89 | 49 | 46 | 45 | 35 | 92 | 341 | 479 | 453 | 655 | 304 | 264 | 216 | 219 | 182 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:17AM1.65m | 12:46PM1.73m | 1:15AM1.63m | 1:45PM1.73m | 2:15AM1.61m | 2:43PM1.74m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:29AM0.21m | 7:08PM0.21m | 7:26AM0.19m | 8:07PM0.18m | 8:26AM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 17 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 12 | S 12 | NE 5 | NE 5 | S 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | NE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 178 | 155 | 104 | 41 | 24 | 197 | 190 | 138 | 89 | 43 | 24 | 10 | 18 | 92 | 341 | 479 | 453 | 5 | 304 | 264 | 216 | 219 | 182 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | ENE 4 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 11 | S 17 | S 16 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | S 15 | NE 6 | S 10 | NE 7 | E 17 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 8 | 1 | 28 | 58 | 98 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 49 | 46 | 37 | 35 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | N 3 | S 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | E 16 | E 16 | S 15 | NE 7 | E 16 | NE 18 | S 13 |
| kJ | 9 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 9 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 45 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | — | N 3 | NNW 3 | — | N 2 | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNW 3 | — | WSW 2 | WNW 2 | WSW 4 | WSW 6 | S 8 | SW 7 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 4 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 19 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 25 | 145 | 655 | 178 | 213 | 315 | 384 | 299 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 37 | 32 | 79 | 102 | 79 | 32 | 102 | 104 | 79 | 72 |
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