Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.81° S 153.15° E

Happys 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Happys sea temperature is
22.0°C
0.8° 

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


How big are the waves at Happys today (23 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Happys at 11PM is: 1.8m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)--
Afternoon (23 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)7s
Evening (23 Oct)6ft (1.8m)8s

Table - waves today at Happys. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 19°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.5
E
8
1.8
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
178
314
253
383
308
258
228
222
264
156
169
161
169
169
165
161
161
169
218
226
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
20
N
15
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
5:53PM1.66m
6:27AM1.52m
6:29PM1.68m
7:04AM1.67m
7:06PM1.66m
Low Tide
11:35AM0.44m
00:16AM0.26m
12:20PM0.38m
00:47AM0.19m
1:05PM0.35m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
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5:03
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5:03
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5:58
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5:59
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 mm
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
6
11
7
2
1
2
1
3
2
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Temp °C
21
21
21
20
20
20
21
20
19
19
19
20
20
20
20
20
20
22
22
21
Feels °C
20
20
20
19
20
20
21
19
19
19
19
19
20
20
20
21
20
22
21
21
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