Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Happy Jacks today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Happy Jacks at 10AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 16). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s 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 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 11ft (3.5m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Happy Jacks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sun morning, near gales from the SW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SE 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 579 | 356 | 313 | 324 | 297 | 1159 | 2277 | 2573 | 2960 | 2787 | 2546 | 2203 | 1922 | 1729 | 1604 | 1286 | 1188 | 1272 | 411 | 2300 | 3077 | 4842 | 6905 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:11AM1.75m | 8:31PM1.81m | 9:00AM1.76m | 9:21PM1.76m | 9:46AM1.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:02AM0.11m | 2:17PM0.13m | 2:51AM0.16m | 3:09PM0.20m | 3:39AM0.22m | 4:01PM0.28m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 8 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -1 | -4 | -4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | SE 8 | E 18 | E 18 | — | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 579 | 356 | 313 | 324 | 297 | 264 | 290 | 417 | 383 | 263 | 300 | 296 | 230 | 118 | 175 | 130 | 143 | 108 | 411 | 6 | 6 | — | 78 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | ESE 8 | S 17 | S 16 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 10 | — | — | S 14 | N 11 | E 10 | S 14 | — | — | — | SE 16 |
| kJ | 162 | 234 | 214 | 190 | 70 | 84 | 82 | 9 | 268 | 333 | 306 | 295 | 162 | — | — | 148 | 2 | 48 | 92 | — | — | — | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | — | SSW 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | — | E 9 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 184 | 292 | 344 | 310 | 229 | — | 99 | 22 | 22 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | 89 | — | — | 26 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 12 |
| kJ | 11 | 74 | 80 | 64 | 238 | 1159 | 2277 | 2573 | 2960 | 2787 | 2546 | 2203 | 1922 | 1729 | 1604 | 1286 | 1188 | 1272 | 708 | 2300 | 3077 | 4842 | 6905 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 100 | 104 | 104 | 104 | 104 | 150 | 150 | 154 | 150 | 102 | 154 | 154 | 102 | 90 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 150 | 102 | 161 | 161 | 161 |
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