Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Happy Jacks today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Happy Jacks at 1AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 15). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 15ft (4.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 15ft (4.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Happy Jacks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Fri morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu night, near gales from the SSW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 8 | NE 6 | S 6 | S 9 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 70 | 286 | 94 | 26 | 32 | 15 | 10 | 3536 | 5133 | 4921 | 4699 | 4503 | 4719 | 4844 | 4361 | 3774 | 3170 | 2566 | 2079 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:09PM1.64m | 10:26AM1.70m | 10:53PM1.59m | 11:10AM1.64m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:02PM0.41m | 4:17AM0.45m | 4:47PM0.42m | 5:01AM0.46m | 5:33PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 14 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 3 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | NE 7 | NE 8 | SSW 5 | S 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 |
| kJ | 11 | 115 | 94 | 20 | 32 | 10 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 11 | S 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 9 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 12 |
| kJ | 16 | 9 | 9 | 26 | 14 | 15 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | S 14 | S 13 | NE 8 | S 9 | S 12 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | SW 4 | — | WNW 3 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 70 | 286 | 6 | — | 3 | 42 | 292 | 3536 | 5133 | 4921 | 4699 | 4503 | 4719 | 4844 | 4361 | 3774 | 3170 | 2566 | 2079 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 79 | 104 | 123 | 131 | 131 | 123 | 159 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 154 | 154 | 99 |
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