Surf Break

Lat Long: 26.81° S 153.15° E

Happys 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 12 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Happys sea temperature is
23.5°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 (12 Nov):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Happys at 7PM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm November 12). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Nov)--
Afternoon (12 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Evening (12 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Fri morning, min 20°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sun
15
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
1.2
NNE
5
1.1
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
0.7
NNE
5
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
1.1
NE
4
1.3
NNE
5
1.6
NNE
6
1.2
NNE
6
1.1
N
5
0.9
NNE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.7
NNE
5
0.8
N
5
0.7
NE
5
1
NNE
5
1
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
38
53
80
72
42
24
23
23
44
80
151
90
64
41
27
22
28
24
56
53
39
55
50
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
20
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
30
N
15
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
20
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:34PM1.17m
10:36AM1.68m
10:14PM1.08m
11:19AM1.61m
11:03PM1.00m
Low Tide
4:24PM0.57m
3:37AM0.27m
5:14PM0.61m
4:15AM0.34m
6:09PM0.62m
4:57AM0.43m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
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4:50
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4:48
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4:48
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6:12
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6:12
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6:13
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6:14
 mm
1
1
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2
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1
1
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1
1
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1
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Temp °C
23
24
23
23
22
21
22
25
25
23
22
22
21
21
21
21
21
22
22
21
21
20
21
Feels °C
23
24
25
25
24
22
24
25
24
23
20
23
21
22
21
21
21
22
22
21
21
20
20
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