Happy Jacks Surf Guide

Happy Jacks in Gisborne and Mahia is an exposed reef and point break that has quite reliable surf and can work at any time of the year. Works best in offshore winds from the west and there is no shelter here from cross shore breezes. Still reasonable in light onshore winds Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the best swell direction is from the northeast. There is no beach break as well as left and right hand reef breaks. The quality of the surf isn't affected by the tide. Even when the surf is up, crowds are unknown. Watch out for rocks.

Happy Jacks Spot Info

Type:Rating:Reliability:Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef and point3fairly consistent
15.9°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Happy Jacks:

The best conditions reported for surf at Happy Jacks occur when a Northeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the West.

New Zealand Energía de ola prevista en 12 horas

Energía de Olas (poder): 12 horas

Usa la barra de navegación de arriba para ver la temperatura del mar en Happy Jacks, fotografías Happy Jacks, previsiones detalladas de olas para Happy Jacks, vientos y previsión del tiempo, webcams para Happy Jacks, viento actual desde estaciones meteorológicas en Gisborne and Mahia y predicciones de marea para Happy Jacks. Las mapas de olas para New Zealand enseñarán un mapa grande de New Zealand y los mares que rodean. Los mapas de olas pueden ser animadas para mostrar diferentes componentes de olas, la altura de ola, la energía de ola, el período, junto con previsiones de viento y del tiempo. Previsiones actuales del tiempo y del estado del mar provienen de boyas marinas de New Zealand, del barcos que transitan en la zona y de estaciones meteorológicas costeras. Cada página de previsiones tiene un Busca-Olas Regional y Global para localizar las mejores condiciones para surfear en el área de Happy Jacks.


Happy Jacks Surf:

Sunday, 26 April 2026, 20:43 Local time
domlunes 27
9PM0AM3AM6AM
Wave (m)
1
S
1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
Período (s) 12 12 12 12
Viento (km/h)
5
10
15
10
Estado del Viento cross-
off
cross-
off
off off



Tide Times:

Para Waikokopu, New Zealand, a 9 km de Happy Jacks.

ES A LAS (hora local)

Happy Jacks Tide Times and Tide Chart


Live Weather:

At Mahia Automatic Weather Station, 13 km from Happy Jacks.

light winds from the SSW
15

km/h
Air temperature
14.1 °C

Current weather near Happy Jacks

Overall Happy Jacks Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in abril

Surf stats for Happy Jacks: see the swell variation by month.


Wind stats for Happy Jacks: see the variation in direction and stength by month.


Happy Jacks photo

Happy Jacks

Fotógrafo: Rob Davies

Happy Jacks Island photo

Happy Jacks

Fotógrafo: Rob Davies

Happy Jacks photo

Happy Jacks

Fotógrafo: Rob Davies


Happy Jacks Location Maps

Happy Jacks Location Map

Contornos: Carreteras y Ríos: Selecciona un spot desde el menú
Surf spots cercanos a Happy JacksCosta alrededor de  Happy JacksCarreteras y ríos cerca de Happy Jacks

Usa este mapa para navegar hacia las playas de surf de Gisborne and Mahia y estaciones de marea cercanas de Happy Jacks

Spots de Surf más cercanos a Happy Jacks:

 (Clica la ubicación para más detalles)

Boyas marinas más cercanas a Happy Jacks:

Estaciones de marea más cercanas a Happy Jacks:

  • Closest estación de marea
    Waikokopu
    6 mi
  • Second closest estación de marea
    Gisborne
    24 mi
  • Third closest estación de marea
    Wairoa River
    25 mi
  • Fourth closest estación de marea
    Tolaga Bay (Cooks Cove)
    49 mi
  • Fifth closest estación de marea
    Napier
    62 mi

Airports

  • The closest passenger airport to Happy Jacks is Gisborne Airport (GIS) in New Zealand, 39 km (24 miles) away (directly).
  • The second nearest airport to Happy Jacks is Whakatane Airport (WHK), also in New Zealand, 148 km (92 miles) away.
  • Third is Taupo Airport (TUO) in New Zealand, 160 km (99 miles) away.
  • Rotorua Airport (ROT) in New Zealand is 170 km (106 miles) away.
  • Tauranga Airport (TRG), also in New Zealand is the fifth nearest airport to Happy Jacks and is 210 km (130 miles) away.
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