Happy Jacks surf break

Happy Jacks surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 02 Apr 2026 NZDT
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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
19.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Happy Jacks today?

The current surf forecast for Happy Jacks at 10AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Apr)5ft (1.6m)12s
Afternoon (02 Apr)5ft (1.6m)12s
Evening (02 Apr)5ft (1.6m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sun
05
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.4
SSE
1
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.6
SSE
1.2
ENE
1
ENE
Period(s) (?)1312121212121212171616151413131212121211111166
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)83881282071571570369253154372214291136862663543400328269199186140939370
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
10
SSW
5
S
5
SSE
10
E
10
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
NE
25
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
15
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
15
N
5
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrossoncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:35AM
1.61
7:05PM
1.62
7:23AM
1.62
7:52PM
1.67
8:10AM
1.63
8:36PM
1.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:53PM
0.28
1:14AM
0.29
1:40PM
0.33
2:01AM
0.33
2:24PM
0.37
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sun
05
Sunrise--7:22-------7:22-------7:24-----
Sunset-----7:00------6:59-------6:58---
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C131314151514141313131517171615151414161818171716
Feels °C (?)111113141312121111111214131111121212151615131516
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