Surf Forecasts:
Happys surf forecast from 8 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 11 Jul, 1AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period, SE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 9 Jul, 4AM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period, SE swell with 1,701 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 11 Jul, 1AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with SE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Happys this week:
The surf forecast for Happys over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 11) at 1AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 11s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Happys in the next 16 days are 2.5m 12s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 09) at 4AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 10s period and expected on Sunday (Jul 12) at 1AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 1AM (Sat 11th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 1AM (Sat 11th Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 11s |
| Most Powerful | 4AM (Thu 9th Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) 12s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Happys over the next 16 days.
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s break down what’s cooking for the next couple of weeks, and I gotta be honest, it’s a lean stretch. Don’t get your hopes up too high.
Right out of the gate, it’s a total mess. We’ve got strong cross-shore winds and lumpy, poor-quality surf through the middle of the week. There’s some energy – a strong 1291 (moderate to strong) on Wednesday morning – but it’s wasted with that wind. The swell is a southeast 7ft, but it's ugly. Don't even think about it until the weekend.
If you're patient, there’s a little window. Saturday, July 11th morning, we might get a brief reprieve. The wind swings light and cross-offshore from the SSW, and the water cleans right up. The swell has dropped off though, down to a 3ft from the southeast with a period of 11 seconds. The wave energy is weak (230). It’s surfable, but just barely. If you're really jonesing, that's your first real shot at a clean wave.
The actual standout – and I’m being generous – is Sunday, July 12th. This is the day. We get a solid offshore wind from the west, 9 mph, keeping the surface glassy and clean from morning to night. The swell is tiny again, 3-3ft from the east-southeast, with a period around 10-11 seconds. The energy is weak (144-180), so no power behind it, but on a point break like ours, that clean, calm water is everything. It’ll be small, but it'll be the best fun you'll have all forecast. The water temp is running 69°, which is a bit cooler than usual for this time of year, so you might want a little extra rubber.
After that little weekend blip, Monday the 13th through the end of the run goes totally flat and tiny. We’ll get some days with clean, offshore winds, but the swell is just too small – we're talking 1 foot or less with almost no energy. It’s a long, quiet spell. No big pulses coming in, just a whole lot of nothing.
So here's the bottom line: don't stress about it. The only window worth paddling out for is the weekend, and Sunday is the pick of a very poor bunch. For the rest of it, kick back and wait for the next one.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Wed afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Fri night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummarySome drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1291 | 1413 | 1076 | 278 | 663 | 527 | 142 | 634 | 283 | 163 | 123 | 256 | 180 | 141 | 86 | 52 | 33 | 38 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | off |
High Tide | 2:26PM1.39m | 2:25AM1.26m | 3:36PM1.50m | 3:36AM1.19m | 4:43PM1.64m | 4:47AM1.17m | 5:44PM1.78m | 5:51AM1.19m | 6:39PM1.91m | 6:49AM1.23m | 7:31PM2.00m | 7:42AM1.28m | 8:20PM2.03m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:37PM0.60m | 8:47AM0.37m | 9:59PM0.58m | 9:46AM0.33m | 11:15PM0.52m | 10:45AM0.26m | 00:21AM0.43m | 11:43AM0.19m | 1:18AM0.35m | 12:39PM0.13m | 2:10AM0.28m | 1:32PM0.09m | 2:57AM0.24m | ||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — |
 | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:09 | — |
mm | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 11 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 15 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | — | 19 | 734 | 278 | 228 | — | 142 | 255 | 283 | 163 | 86 | 256 | 180 | 141 | 86 | 52 | 33 | 38 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 14 | ESE 13 | — | ESE 14 | ESE 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | N 3 | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | NE 9 | SE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 53 | 111 | — | 67 | 123 | 83 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | NE 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | S 10 | NE 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 6 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 6 | SE 10 | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | SW 2 |
| kJ | 1291 | 1413 | 1076 | 150 | 663 | 527 | 89 | 634 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 156 | 156 | 14 | 14 | 48 | 14 | 14 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 96 | 157 | 31 | 202 | 202 |
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