Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Happy Jacks today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Happy Jacks at 9AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Happy Jacks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the W by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 13 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 34 | 41 | 50 | 108 | 175 | 183 | 116 | 119 | 178 | 157 | 114 | 106 | 53 | 135 | 129 | 113 | 112 | 115 | 174 | 231 | 202 | 249 | 225 | 165 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:47AM1.82m | 8:13PM1.76m | 8:39AM1.88m | 9:08PM1.77m | 9:31AM1.90m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:34AM0.23m | 2:02PM0.21m | 2:25AM0.20m | 2:58PM0.18m | 3:17AM0.17m | 3:55PM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 10 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | NE 5 | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 16 | S 15 | S 7 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 8 | S 7 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | 34 | 41 | 50 | 108 | 175 | 183 | 35 | 89 | 178 | 157 | 114 | 106 | 53 | 49 | 129 | 113 | 63 | 115 | 174 | 231 | 202 | 160 | 99 | 75 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | SSE 8 | S 8 | NE 5 | NE 9 | E 14 | S 10 | S 13 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 6 | S 13 | S 17 | S 9 | S 9 | S 15 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 11 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 4 | 19 | 33 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 116 | 119 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 53 | 135 | 41 | 14 | 112 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 249 | 225 | 165 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | NE 5 | NE 9 | E 13 | E 13 | S 13 | ENE 5 | E 13 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 13 | S 17 | SE 13 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | N 10 | E 14 | S 18 | S 17 |
| kJ | 19 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 85 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 52 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 147 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 4 | SW 6 | SSW 7 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | — | NE 13 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | 28 | 66 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 90 | 235 | 189 | 236 | 251 | — | 7 | 123 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 0 | 32 | 32 |
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