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

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am 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 9AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 25). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (25 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (25 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

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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Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
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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
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.6
N
0.2
E
0.6
NE
0.9
NNE
0.5
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.6
NE
0.7
NE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.9
NE
0.7
NE
1
NE
1.2
NE
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1.2
NE
1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
Period(s) (?)1111101010101010104106666678111010101010101010111110101010101010101098887777888799910101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)998888888982667191310111410411013012715415715410498858369694748484646493227956511616086969918712712389197213277289271276282335342349
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
5
NW
5
NW
10
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
N
25
N
20
NNW
20
NW
25
WSW
45
SW
45
WSW
40
SW
30
SW
20
SW
15
SW
5
SE
10
NE
15
N
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
N
10
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
0
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
20
E
20
ESE
20
SE
30
SE
30
SSE
35
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glasscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcrossoncross-
on
crosscross-
off
glassglassonononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononcross-
on
oncross-
on
onononononcross-
on
glassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:46AM
1.37
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
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:43AM
0.29
1:01PM
0.24
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
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Sunrise--6:46-------6:47-------6:48-------6:48-------6:50-------6:50-------6:52-------6:52-
Sunset----5:24-------5:23-------5:22-------5:21-------5:20-------5:19-------5:17-------
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C131213171817161617171719191814131313131414141413131213141415151413131314151515141415151515161616151515151516161615151615
Feels °C (?)11111114141211111212131516144346791111991110121110101010910101111101111121313131213131314151414141513121110119

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