Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Happy Jacks today (16 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 17s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Happy Jacks at 8PM is: 1.3m 17s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 16). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
| Evening (16 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Happy Jacks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sun 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 17 | ESE 17 | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | S 24 | S 23 | S 22 | S 21 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 235 | 754 | 896 | 988 | 1137 | 1271 | 1447 | 1429 | 1376 | 1288 | 1271 | 1121 | 1106 | 956 | 943 | 917 | 915 | 3788 | 4109 | 4180 | 3329 | 2899 | 2325 | 1974 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:11PM1.96m | 7:42AM1.78m | 8:06PM1.93m | 8:36AM1.77m | 8:58PM1.88m | 9:27AM1.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:53PM0.04m | 1:34AM0.06m | 1:47PM0.03m | 2:28AM0.06m | 2:42PM0.06m | 3:21AM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — |
 | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 17 | ESE 17 | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | S 23 | S 22 | S 21 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 |
| kJ | 235 | 754 | 896 | 988 | 1137 | 1271 | 1447 | 1429 | 1376 | 1288 | 1271 | 1121 | 1106 | 956 | 943 | 917 | 777 | 3788 | 4109 | 4180 | 3329 | 2899 | 2325 | 1974 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 14 | S 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 144 | 23 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 16 | 21 | 80 | 231 | 346 | 367 | 265 | 590 | 469 | 356 | 280 | 276 | 704 | 604 | 586 | 506 | 468 | 390 | 384 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | NE 10 | — | SW 10 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 19 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 14 | — | S 28 | S 26 | S 24 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 24 | 4 | — | 4 | 20 | 19 | 42 | 40 | 110 | 214 | 231 | 205 | 236 | — | 15 | 120 | 915 | 302 | 256 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | SW 17 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 143 | 8 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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