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Old Man's Hat surf Forecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 25 Apr 2024 NZST
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Old Man's Hat surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Old Man's Hat sea temperature is 17.5°C (Statistics for 25 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 17.2 °C max: 18.4 °C min: 15.8 °C)
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Old Man's Hat surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Old Man's Hat sea temperature is 17.5°C (Statistics for 25 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 17.2 °C max: 18.4 °C min: 15.8 °C)


How big are the waves at Old Man's Hat today?

The current surf forecast for Old Man's Hat at 12AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 25). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)2ft (0.6m)4s
Afternoon (26 Apr)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (26 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

Table - waves today at Old Man's Hat. (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, 50 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, 50 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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
E
0.2
ENE
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
1
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.5
NE
0.4
NE
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.4
NE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.7
NE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ENE
0.8
ENE
1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.9
ENE
2
E
2.1
E
2.2
E
2.2
E
2.2
E
2.1
E
2.1
E
2.1
E
2.1
E
Period(s) (?)101044466661111787101010101010101010101010101010101099886777788899101010101011111111111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)89999786018139913241810412713010210210210296776869684848484849298413615312218825015819336521122728121242644552361072184695110481244121412121068105610481048
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
N
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
WNW
20
W
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
SSW
15
E
15
NE
10
N
10
NW
5
W
5
NW
5
NE
20
ENE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
N
15
N
10
N
10
NNE
15
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
25
E
30
E
40
E
40
E
45
ESE
40
E
40
E
30
E
25
ESE
15
SSE
25
SSW
30
SW
40
SW
40
SW
40
SW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
glassononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:12PM
1.41
7:29AM
1.37
7:53PM
1.43
8:10AM
1.38
8:35PM
1.45
8:53AM
1.37
9:17PM
1.46
9:36AM
1.37
10:01PM
1.47
10:21AM
1.37
10:48PM
1.47
11:11AM
1.36
11:39PM
1.48
12:04PM
1.37
12:33AM
1.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:27AM
0.27
1:43PM
0.24
2:11AM
0.27
2:25PM
0.24
2:54AM
0.26
3:07PM
0.24
3:38AM
0.26
3:51PM
0.23
4:23AM
0.25
4:36PM
0.22
5:12AM
0.24
5:25PM
0.21
6:03AM
0.22
6:17PM
0.20
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-------6:52-------6:52-------
Sunset------5:23-------5:22-------5:21-------5:20-------5:19-------5:17-------5:16-----
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161717161720201915141413141314141414131212141415151413131314151515151516161616161616151616171717171716161616161615151514
Feels °C (?)11121211121717158666981011101111101112101010101011111111111111111211121213111089101213151615121099101110111212

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