Happy Jacks Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.01° S 177.90° E

Happy Jacks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Happy Jacks sea temperature is
12.2° C
1.5° 

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 (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Happy Jacks at 5AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (22 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (22 Aug)3ft (0.9m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
S
14
1.3
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
1
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.3
ESE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
836
582
539
425
347
341
274
273
217
210
156
153
115
78
56
38
33
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
N
5
NNW
5
W
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
10
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
WNW
20
W
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
00:35AM1.57m
1:06PM1.58m
1:22AM1.51m
1:56PM1.54m
Low Tide
6:30PM0.44m
6:49AM0.45m
7:20PM0.47m
7:35AM0.46m
8:10PM0.48m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:46
6:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:37
 mm
Temp °C
10
9
8
8
10
14
16
15
12
11
12
12
14
15
16
15
12
Feels °C
6
6
6
7
8
12
14
12
8
6
7
8
9
9
11
11
7
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