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Happy Jacks surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 23 May 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
15.2° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Happy Jacks today?
The current surf forecast for Happy Jacks at 2PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 23). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (23 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (23 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Happy Jacks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 23 | Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | Tue 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | ENE 11 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | |
92 | 117 | 202 | 187 | 178 | 132 | 121 | 198 | 427 | 719 | 740 | 801 | 874 | 1204 | 1328 | 1342 | 1398 | 1314 | 1248 | 978 | 938 | 899 | 722 | 700 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | |
High Tide | 11:07AM1.68m | 11:36PM1.75m | 12:03PM1.61m | 00:31AM1.68m | 1:00PM1.56m | 1:24AM1.61m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:19PM0.11m | 5:58AM0.11m | 6:15PM0.17m | 6:51AM0.15m | 7:10PM0.24m | |||||||||||||||||||
 |  | |  |  |  | |  | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 |
 | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | 4:57 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
12 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 11 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 16 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 |
 kJ | 92 | 90 | 202 | 187 | 178 | 121 | 88 | 198 | 427 | 719 | 740 | 801 | 874 | 1204 | 1328 | 1342 | 1398 | 1314 | 1248 | 978 | 938 | 899 | 722 | 700 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 13 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 64 | 117 | 86 | 107 | 100 | 132 | 121 | 83 | 180 | 180 | 176 | 176 | 133 | 133 | 133 | 133 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 104 | 104 | 106 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 9 | E 11 | SE 11 | ENE 12 | SE 8 | ENE 11 | S 14 | SE 11 | SSE 5 | — | — | — | SSW 17 | ENE 10 | — | S 19 | — | — | E 13 | E 13 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 84 | 42 | 2 | 5 | 29 | 3 | 69 | 63 | 5 | 39 | — | — | — | 476 | 212 | — | 7 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 5 | — | — | — | SSW 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | — | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 11 | 33 | — | 40 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 6 | 11 | 8 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 89 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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