Happy Jacks Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.01° S 177.90° E

Happy Jacks 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Happy Jacks sea temperature is
14.8°C
0.4° 

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 (03 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Happy Jacks at 10AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (03 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Evening (03 Nov)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Fri
6
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NNE
6
0.3
SSE
9
0.6
NNE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.8
NE
4
0.8
NE
5
0.6
NE
6
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
14
0.4
S
14
0.4
S
14
0.5
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.7
S
15
0.8
S
15
0.8
S
15
0.7
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
1.2
NE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.5
S
11
1
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
35
16
24
17
21
35
29
43
38
37
58
58
107
157
215
302
283
200
179
119
110
102
135
70
66
84
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNE
15
ENE
20
NE
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
E
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
N
5
N
10
N
15
NE
20
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
10
NNE
0
W
5
NNE
10
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross
cross
High Tide
1:21PM1.71m
1:48AM1.58m
2:17PM1.67m
2:47AM1.55m
3:11PM1.63m
3:45AM1.55m
Low Tide
7:03AM0.11m
7:42PM0.10m
8:00AM0.14m
8:36PM0.13m
8:58AM0.19m
9:30PM0.18m
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7:46
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Temp °C
14
15
18
19
19
20
17
16
16
16
17
18
17
17
18
16
15
14
16
18
17
17
16
17
17
19
Feels °C
11
13
16
15
15
17
14
13
14
15
16
14
14
14
16
15
14
13
15
16
14
15
16
18
17
18
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