Happy Jacks Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.01° S 177.90° E

Happy Jacks, New Zealand Weather Observations

Issued: 11 am 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Happy Jacks sea temperature is
13.3°C
0.7° 

Happy Jacks surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Current weather conditions and live observations for Happy Jacks based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Happy Jacks right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Happy Jacks

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Mahia

11 km S132 m above sea level

2 hours ago
Dry
35
fresh winds from the SW
(35 km/h at 225°)
10 °C-
-
-
-
-

Wharerata

11 km NW557 m above sea level

2 hours ago
Dry
30
fresh winds from the SW
(31 km/h at 225°)
6 °C-
-
-
-
-

Mahia Automatic Weather Station

13 km SSE132 m above sea level

50 minutes ago
Recent light rain
40
strong winds from the SW
(39 km/h at 225°)
8.8 °C-
-
-
-
-

Nuhaka (HB) New Zealand

15 km SW2 m above sea level

56 minutes ago
Dry
30
fresh winds from the SW
(30 km/h at 225°)
10.9 °C-
-
-
-
-

Gisborne Aero

39 km N5 m above sea level

2 hours ago
Dry
20
light winds from the S
(19 km/h at 180°)
11 °C-
-
-
-
-

Gisborne Airport

40 km N240 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clearDry
35
fresh winds from the S
(33 km/h at 180°)
13 °C20 km
20 km
-
no observation
-

Wairoa, Hawkes Bay

41 km WSW5 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
5
calm
(4 km/h at 225°)
10.6 °C-
-
-
-
-

Wairoa

41 km WSW8 m above sea level

50 minutes ago
dry
5
calm
(3 km/h at 239°)
10
11 °C-
-
-
-
0

Wairoa Aero

43 km WSW7 m above sea level

2 hours ago
Dry
5
light winds from the SW
(7 km/h at 225°)
10.4 °C-
-
-
-
-

Pouawa

50 km NNE223 m above sea level

2 hours ago
Dry
60
near gales from the SW
(59 km/h at 225°)
9 °C-
-
-
-
-

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Happy Jacks and within an acceptable time window.

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