Happy Jacks surf break

Happy Jacks surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 05 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
18.5° 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 1AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Afternoon (06 Apr)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (06 Apr)6ft (1.8m)10s

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


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Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.8
E
2
E
2.2
ENE
2.3
ENE
2
ENE
2
ENE
2
ENE
2
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.9
ENE
2.5
ENE
Period(s) (?)101010101010101010101010101077788888811
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1972352302712764733424635335446536405746274474875144384604975094604601384
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:19PM
1.72
8:40AM
1.63
9:00PM
1.70
9:24AM
1.61
9:41PM
1.66
10:07AM
1.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:07PM
0.41
2:33AM
0.41
2:49PM
0.45
3:17AM
0.43
3:32PM
0.47
4:01AM
0.45
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Sunrise------6:26-------6:28-------6:28-
Sunset5:54-------5:53-------5:52-------
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
Rain (mm)
------1--1-1-1111----1-1
Temp. °C181717161616171818171717171717171717171817171818
Feels °C (?)141414131314141414131314141312121213131414141617
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