Happy Jacks Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.01° S 177.90° E

Happy Jacks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 10 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Happy Jacks sea temperature is
12.3° C
1.6° 

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 (10 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Happy Jacks at 8AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Aug)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (10 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (10 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.6
SE
12
0.6
SE
12
1.5
S
12
1.5
S
9
1.6
S
9
1.5
S
9
1
SE
11
0.9
SSE
11
1.2
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
9
1.3
SE
10
1.4
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
222
176
163
127
125
122
94
95
92
628
363
413
335
229
200
296
232
202
186
143
197
391
392
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
10
W
10
WNW
5
SW
10
SSE
5
N
10
WNW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
W
5
WNW
0
N
10
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:29AM1.68m
2:59PM1.81m
3:29AM1.69m
3:57PM1.84m
4:28AM1.70m
4:56PM1.86m
Low Tide
8:41AM0.22m
9:21PM0.19m
9:43AM0.16m
10:20PM0.15m
10:43AM0.10m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:00
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:27
5:28
 mm
Temp °C
12
11
12
14
14
13
13
11
10
9
10
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
12
12
11
11
Feels °C
9
9
10
12
11
11
10
8
6
5
5
6
7
8
8
9
9
8
7
8
7
5
6
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