Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Happys today (17 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Happys at 2AM is: 1.8m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Aug) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (17 Aug) | 6ft (1.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Aug) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Happys. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 178 | 184 | 223 | 350 | 437 | 408 | 340 | 417 | 472 | 440 | 437 | 395 | 395 | 385 | 427 | 464 | 531 | 495 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:36PM1.53m | 11:17AM1.48m | 11:10PM1.35m | 12:08PM1.43m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:33PM0.36m | 4:58AM0.25m | 5:22PM0.50m | 5:33AM0.30m | 6:19PM0.63m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 10 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 9 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 9 | E 14 | E 14 | — | — | — | E 15 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 13 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 43 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 4 | 46 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | E 14 | — | — | — | E 13 | E 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 178 | 184 | 223 | 350 | 437 | 408 | 340 | 417 | 472 | 440 | 437 | 395 | 395 | 385 | 427 | 464 | 531 | 495 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 48 | 14 | 48 | 156 | 156 | 156 | 156 | 48 | 156 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 156 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 |
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