Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Happy Jacks today (03 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Happy Jacks at 10PM is: 1.8m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (03 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
| Evening (03 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Happy Jacks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 3 | Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | |||||||||||||||||
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 15 | S 15 | S 6 | S 6 | S 16 | S 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 163 | 155 | 243 | 307 | 875 | 1079 | 2315 | 1817 | 1327 | 995 | 820 | 780 | 671 | 573 | 571 | 486 | 478 | 412 | 346 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:08AM1.67m | 12:33PM1.75m | 1:04AM1.63m | 1:34PM1.71m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:00PM0.17m | 6:19AM0.17m | 6:57PM0.15m | 7:16AM0.16m | 7:55PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — |
mm | 1 | 5 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | NE 16 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | E 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 163 | 155 | 10 | 163 | 875 | 1079 | 4 | 1817 | 1327 | 995 | 820 | 780 | 671 | 573 | 571 | 486 | 478 | 412 | 346 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | E 10 | NE 13 | E 12 | E 14 | E 14 | E 17 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 14 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | E 13 | ENE 13 | ENE 13 |
| kJ | 23 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | E 16 | S 20 | — | E 18 | E 18 | — | NE 15 | E 15 | NE 9 | E 16 | NNE 12 | E 16 | E 16 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 14 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 8 | — | 6 | 6 | — | 9 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | SSE 5 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 2 |
| kJ | 53 | 75 | 243 | 307 | 277 | 319 | 2315 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 276 | 286 | 83 | 266 | 90 | 266 | 254 | 287 | 298 | 287 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 36 | 7 | 7 |
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