Happy Jacks surf break

Happy Jacks surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 03 Mar 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
19.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Happy Jacks today?

The current surf forecast for Happy Jacks at 9AM is: 4.0m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Mar)13ft (4.0m)10s
Afternoon (03 Mar)13ft (4.0m)11s
Evening (03 Mar)13ft (4.0m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
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2
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
S
3.5
S
4
S
4
S
4
S
4
S
4
S
4
S
4
S
3.5
S
4
S
3.5
SSE
3.5
SSE
4
S
3
SSE
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.4
SE
2.4
SE
2.4
SE
2.4
SE
2.2
SE
2
ESE
1.8
ESE
Period(s) (?)9910101111111110101011111111111110111110121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2065227927923218373936483673340629972844300730303104386222201733134412191365127411811256955718
Wind
(km/h)
40
SSW
40
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
45
SW
45
SW
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
20
SSW
10
SW
10
W
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
NE
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
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
cross-
off
offoffglassglassononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:08AM
1.73
6:37PM
1.61
7:00AM
1.72
7:29PM
1.63
7:49AM
1.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:55PM
0.14
12:29PM
0.18
12:46AM
0.15
1:21PM
0.19
1:36AM
0.18
2:09PM
0.22
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Sunrise---6:52-------6:52-------6:54----
Sunset-------7:46-------7:45-------7:44
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
333343211211------------
Temp. °C131212121213141413131414141516161413131315171717
Feels °C (?)4322245534668810121211121214151414
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