Happy Jacks surf break

Happy Jacks surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 14 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
18.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Happy Jacks today?

The current surf forecast for Happy Jacks at 4PM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Afternoon (14 Apr)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (14 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
SSE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
Period(s) (?)131313131312121212121211111111111111111414789
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)59949548540439229729022917813613290855858403939416967159173214
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
25
W
25
W
20
WSW
10
SSW
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:49PM
1.42
3:14AM
1.53
3:41PM
1.50
4:06AM
1.60
4:33PM
1.59
4:59AM
1.68
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:38AM
0.31
9:01PM
0.33
9:28AM
0.28
9:55PM
0.28
10:21AM
0.25
10:47PM
0.24
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise6:33-------6:35-------6:35-------
Sunset--5:42-------5:39-------5:38-----
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---1--------------------
Temp. °C192121161615141415181817171616161817171614131313
Feels °C (?)16181813131211910131613121010111312991091010
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