Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Happys today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Happys at 2AM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Happys. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat night, min 15°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 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) | NE 8 | NE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 17 | 17 | 391 | 386 | 349 | 302 | 282 | 349 | 452 | 558 | 535 | 458 | 520 | 448 | 516 | 736 | 1397 | 2317 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 9:52PM1.93m | 10:10AM1.37m | 10:36PM1.80m | 10:59AM1.37m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:25AM0.24m | 4:05PM0.20m | 5:07AM0.27m | 4:56PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||
 |  | | |  | | | | |  |  | |  |  |  | |  | | |
 | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — |
mm | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 21 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 19 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 9 | 448 | 516 | 736 | 7 | 692 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | E 20 | E 20 | SE 19 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 8 | 7 | 15 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 21 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SE 10 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 544 | 329 | 391 | 386 | 349 | 302 | 282 | 349 | 452 | 558 | 535 | 458 | 520 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 1397 | 2317 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 581 | 581 | 581 | 48 | 48 | 692 | 734 | 734 | 538 | 151 | 151 | 151 | 151 | 151 | 779 | 779 | 867 | 581 |
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