Happy Jacks surf break

Happy Jacks surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 06 Jul 2025 NZST
Forecast 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
14.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Happy Jacks today?

The current surf forecast for Happy Jacks at 2PM is: 2.3m 7s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Afternoon (06 Jul)8ft (2.4m)8s
Evening (06 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)7s

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

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Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
S
2.3
S
2.4
SSE
2.2
S
2
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.1
SE
1.3
SE
1.2
SE
1.2
SE
0.6
S
1.5
ESE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.5
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.7
ESE
2.1
ESE
2.4
ESE
2.4
ESE
2.3
ESE
2.1
ESE
2.1
ESE
1.8
SE
1.7
ESE
1.4
SE
1.3
SE
1.8
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.7
E
2
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.3
ENE
1.4
E
3
NNE
1.5
E
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
Period(s) (?)77877777777777771599999991011111111111110101010101091010121277811911111111111111111110101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)4956887036326025004533683713314884522763032323684578548268587871167713699817129916541660146413521233105188582672772468659757857993711044965668738382376814993927540616408289298243194170133129
Wind
(km/h)
30
S
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SSW
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
20
N
15
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
20
WNW
10
NW
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:24PM
1.54
2:38AM
1.51
3:10PM
1.56
3:23AM
1.51
3:54PM
1.58
4:08AM
1.50
4:38PM
1.59
4:53AM
1.50
5:23PM
1.61
5:40AM
1.49
6:10PM
1.62
6:30AM
1.49
6:56PM
1.64
7:20AM
1.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:03AM
0.48
8:36PM
0.53
8:49AM
0.52
9:23PM
0.54
9:36AM
0.52
10:07PM
0.53
10:23AM
0.49
10:52PM
0.50
11:09AM
0.45
11:38PM
0.44
11:54AM
0.39
12:26AM
0.37
12:38PM
0.33
1:15AM
0.31
1:23PM
0.27
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Sunrise7:26-------7:26-------7:26-------7:26-------7:26-------7:24-------7:24-------7:24---
Sunset--4:58-------4:59-------5:00-------5:00-------5:00-------5:00-------5:01-------5:02-
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Rain (mm)
11------------1--1--------------------------2--1-----------2
Temp. °C12111110111010101010101010111011101112111010109101111101010101111131413131313131415161514151515141515141414141414151511
Feels °C (?)64445445555678787877677678878889810119101010101112131312121312101011109788910128
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