Happy Jacks surf break

Happy Jacks surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 23 May 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
15.1° 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 3AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 May)3ft (0.9m)16s
Afternoon (24 May)4.5ft (1.3m)15s
Evening (24 May)5ft (1.5m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
0
1
1
2
2
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
4
3
3
3
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.7
S
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
S
16
1.2
S
16
1.3
S
15
1.4
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.5
S
16
1.5
S
17
1.6
S
17
1.6
S
16
1.6
S
16
1.6
S
16
1.5
S
15
1.5
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.4
SSE
13
1.4
SSE
13
1.3
SSE
13
1.3
SSE
13
1.2
SSE
13
1.1
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
178
132
118
161
427
719
740
801
874
1219
1313
1502
1398
1330
1248
978
938
886
722
700
599
581
476
379
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
E
5
NE
5
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
20
N
10
N
10
NNW
5
W
5
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
S
cross-off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
11:36PM1.75m
12:03PM1.61m
00:31AM1.68m
1:00PM1.56m
1:24AM1.61m
1:57PM1.54m
Low Tide
5:58AM0.11m
6:15PM0.17m
6:51AM0.15m
7:10PM0.24m
7:42AM0.22m
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:11
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:58
4:57
4:57
1
3
Temp °C
12
13
12
14
14
14
13
13
12
12
12
11
12
13
13
12
11
11
11
11
12
13
14
14
10
11
10
11
12
11
10
11
10
11
11
10
11
11
9
8
7
8
8
9
10
10
10
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
12
0.9
ENE
9
0.7
S
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
10
1.2
S
16
1.3
S
15
1.4
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.5
S
16
1.5
S
17
1.6
S
17
1.6
S
16
1.6
S
16
1.6
S
16
1.5
S
15
1.5
S
14
1.5
S
14
1.4
SSE
13
1.4
SSE
13
1.3
SSE
13
1.3
SSE
13
1.2
SSE
13
1.1
SSE
12
Energy kJ
178
121
118
161
180
719
740
801
874
1219
1313
1502
1398
1330
1248
978
938
886
722
700
599
581
476
379
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
9
0.7
S
12
0.8
ENE
9
0.6
S
11
0.9
S
16
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
E
11
Energy kJ
100
132
88
83
427
180
176
143
136
133
133
133
102
102
102
102
102
104
114
106
108
110
115
112
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
12
0.1
SE
8
0.5
ENE
11
0.4
S
14
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
12
0.9
SSW
17
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
19
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.3
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.8
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
11
Energy kJ
29
3
69
63
5
5
476
7
8
7
3
3
3
11
23
23
135
123
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
3
0.5
S
3
0.8
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.5
NE
3
0.6
NNE
3
0.5
NE
4
0.5
NNE
4
0.4
SW
2
0.9
SSW
4
1.3
S
6
Energy kJ
1
6
19
36
39
37
40
4
8
7
9
1
31
116
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
3
1
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
32
102
125
9
7
9
0
0
0
7
7
7
7
11
0
0
0
0
7
7
11
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
3
1
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
5
5
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
7
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