Happy Jacks Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.01° S 177.90° E

Happy Jacks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Happy Jacks sea temperature is
15.1°C
0.3° 

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 (06 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Happy Jacks at 7PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Nov)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (06 Nov)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (06 Nov)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Mon
9
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
2
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
1.2
NE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.7
NE
7
1.7
NE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.6
NE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
75
56
79
143
84
86
70
70
47
90
88
103
163
271
287
131
262
276
123
101
101
88
68
43
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
20
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
W
5
W
Wind State
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
High Tide
4:05PM1.60m
4:39AM1.58m
4:58PM1.58m
5:30AM1.63m
5:49PM1.58m
6:19AM1.67m
Low Tide
9:57AM0.24m
10:22PM0.24m
10:53AM0.29m
11:13PM0.31m
11:45AM0.33m
00:04AM0.37m
cloud
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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7:49
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1
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2
2
3
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Temp °C
20
23
20
23
21
20
19
19
18
19
18
20
19
18
18
17
21
23
25
24
20
18
17
17
Feels °C
20
22
19
23
20
19
18
19
16
18
17
19
18
17
17
15
18
20
22
21
18
16
16
17
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