Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.81° S 153.15° E

Happys 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Happys sea temperature is
22.9°C
0.3° 

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 (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Happys at 5AM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm October 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)6ft (1.8m)7s
Afternoon (19 Oct)6ft (1.9m)8s
Evening (19 Oct)6ft (1.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.6
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.7
E
7
1.8
E
7
1.9
E
7
1.8
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
302
260
246
279
279
321
389
381
418
418
428
373
372
331
291
253
298
297
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
25
E
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:12AM0.84m
3:02PM1.45m
3:41AM0.91m
3:54PM1.50m
Low Tide
9:23PM0.65m
7:32AM0.57m
10:14PM0.57m
8:50AM0.58m
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light rain
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light rain
light rain
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1
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Temp °C
19
19
19
18
18
18
17
18
19
19
18
18
18
19
20
20
19
19
Feels °C
16
17
17
16
16
15
14
16
16
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19
19
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19
19
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