Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Happy Jacks today (22 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Happy Jacks at 1AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (22 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (22 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Happy Jacks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 425 | 341 | 274 | 251 | 202 | 610 | 646 | 591 | 483 | 365 | 266 | 174 | 164 | 167 | 122 | 151 | 123 | 120 | 156 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 2:20PM1.44m | 2:41AM1.36m | 3:07PM1.45m | 3:32AM1.39m | 3:55PM1.49m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:35PM0.37m | 8:50AM0.42m | 9:21PM0.35m | 9:43AM0.39m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 425 | 341 | 274 | 251 | 202 | 610 | 646 | 591 | 483 | 365 | 266 | 174 | 164 | 167 | 122 | 151 | 123 | 120 | 156 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | S 16 | S 16 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 10 | 9 | 4 | 47 | 127 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 43 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 30 | 52 | 50 | 27 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 12 | — | — | — | — | E 8 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 15 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | NE 11 | NE 4 | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 101 | 11 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 12 | 19 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
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