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Happy Jacks surf Forecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 25 Apr 2024 NZST
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Happy Jacks surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Happy Jacks sea temperature is 17.5°C (Statistics for 25 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 17.3 °C max: 18.4 °C min: 15.8 °C)
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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Happy Jacks surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Happy Jacks sea temperature is 17.5°C (Statistics for 25 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 17.3 °C max: 18.4 °C min: 15.8 °C)


How big are the waves at Happy Jacks today?

The current surf forecast for Happy Jacks at 2AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (26 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Evening (26 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

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

Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Gisborne and Mahia

  1. Excellent coditions most of the day with a touch of breeze early afternoon not quite spoiling it. Busy for a weekday because of school holidays. Sunny. Offshore early and late. Waves about head-high.

    Makorori Centre, 43 km away
  2. eyeball reporterMember Report Excellent coditions most of the day with a touch of a breeze early afternoon. Busy for a weekday because of school holidays. Sunny. Offshore early and late. Waves about head-high.

    Makorori Centre, 43 km away
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Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
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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
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
S
1
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
NE
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.4
S
0.5
S
0.9
S
1.1
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.7
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
1.3
ENE
0.7
S
1.4
ENE
1.6
E
1.3
ENE
2
E
1.5
ENE
3
ENE
3
E
3.5
E
3.5
E
3.5
E
4
ESE
4.5
ESE
4
ESE
2.5
E
2.3
E
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.2
SE
Period(s) (?)141414141313131261111121212109111111101010101010109991111101014141413137138899101112121211111111111099999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)496394243179123838272189946444445127279344274206154154161161122117108785615411096679119529322517116016420433328866448519692483298433552894353545683137137711441121113214051146760
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
20
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
WNW
15
W
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
S
10
E
10
NNE
10
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
0
NNE
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
N
5
NNE
10
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
25
E
35
E
30
E
35
ESE
35
E
30
E
25
E
15
ESE
10
S
20
SSW
25
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossoncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononcross-
on
onononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:02PM
1.62
7:17AM
1.58
7:43PM
1.66
8:01AM
1.59
8:24PM
1.68
8:47AM
1.58
9:06PM
1.67
9:33AM
1.55
9:51PM
1.65
10:20AM
1.53
10:41PM
1.62
11:08AM
1.51
11:36PM
1.61
11:59AM
1.51
12:32AM
1.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:09AM
0.42
1:28PM
0.43
1:54AM
0.41
2:09PM
0.41
2:41AM
0.38
2:52PM
0.39
3:28AM
0.35
3:38PM
0.36
4:17AM
0.31
4:27PM
0.33
5:06AM
0.26
5:19PM
0.28
5:57AM
0.22
6:12PM
0.24
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sunrise----6:47-------6:48-------6:48-------6:50-------6:50-------6:50-------6:52-------
Sunset------5:23-------5:22-------5:22-------5:20-------5:19-------5:17-------5:16-----
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161716161720211815141312131314131312121113151514141312121315151414141415151616151615151616171717171716161515161515151414
Feels °C (?)121312121317191510766991110101010912131210101091011131211111111121213131313101011111315161716131199121112131213

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