Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Happy Jacks today (13 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Happy Jacks at 8AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (13 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (13 Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Happy Jacks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tue 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 164 | 125 | 115 | 75 | 190 | 173 | 169 | 226 | 200 | 204 | 168 | 168 | 168 | 120 | 117 | 113 | 80 | 72 | 102 | 137 | 130 | 125 | 89 | 86 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:08AM1.73m | 3:38PM1.81m | 4:06AM1.77m | 4:34PM1.89m | 5:05AM1.81m | 5:33PM1.96m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:20AM0.28m | 9:58PM0.28m | 10:20AM0.25m | 10:56PM0.22m | 11:20AM0.20m | 11:55PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 |
 | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | 4:52 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 6 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SE 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 164 | 125 | 115 | 75 | 190 | 173 | 169 | 226 | 200 | 204 | 168 | 168 | 168 | 120 | 117 | 113 | 80 | 43 | 102 | 137 | 130 | 125 | 89 | 86 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | SSE 15 | S 5 | S 6 | S 21 | S 21 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 18 | 21 | 28 | 34 | 9 | 34 | 67 | 62 | 57 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 52 | 78 | 69 | 55 | 51 | 72 | 32 | 9 | 24 | 15 | 36 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SSW 15 | S 15 | ESE 9 | S 13 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | N 12 | N 12 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 18 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 16 | 22 | 17 | 9 | 14 | 41 | 74 | 139 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 8 | 9 | 17 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 2 | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | N 3 | — | NW 2 | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 2 | — | NW 2 | — |
| kJ | 32 | 35 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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