Happy Jacks surf break

Happy Jacks surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 19 Feb 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
20.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Happy Jacks today?

The current surf forecast for Happy Jacks at 1AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 19). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Feb)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (20 Feb)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (20 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
1.2
S
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.9
ENE
1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
Period(s) (?)10101010109999999969988111111101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)279242233228190134142142110106104787611253525010124029528921612589
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
15
NNE
15
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
ENE
10
E
10
NNE
5
SW
35
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
ESE
20
ENE
30
NE
25
N
20
N
15
NNW
10
NW
5
W
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglassoncrossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:19PM
1.56
8:41AM
1.67
9:06PM
1.62
9:28AM
1.71
9:52PM
1.69
10:17AM
1.73
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:10PM
0.22
2:22AM
0.19
2:57PM
0.19
3:11AM
0.19
3:44PM
0.18
4:02AM
0.19
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise-----6:39-------6:41-------6:41--
Sunset-8:04-------8:02-------8:00------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C222121202017202222212017161516181818171616151922
Feels °C (?)201919161715182120201910121214161413121313131720
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