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Happy Jacks surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 30 Apr 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Happy Jacks today?
The current surf forecast for Happy Jacks at 7PM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 2.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.4m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Apr) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (30 Apr) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Happy Jacks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Wednesday 30 | Thursday 01 | Friday 02 | Saturday 03 | Sunday 04 | Monday 05 | Tuesday 06 | Wednesday 07 | Thu 08 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 1772 | 2258 | 1787 | 490 | 784 | 727 | 1280 | 867 | 622 | 529 | 418 | 1933 | 4157 | 4813 | 5015 | 5015 | 5875 | 6637 | 6878 | 6808 | 5601 | 4058 | 2721 | 2770 | 2097 | 1324 | 1129 | 955 | 841 | 1407 | 1820 | 1839 | 1909 | 4582 | 5171 | 3252 | 2665 | 2096 | 1725 | 1338 | 1085 | 838 | 725 | 623 | 504 | 444 | 427 | 411 | 365 | 401 | 346 | 281 | 206 | 198 | 143 | 111 | 109 | 74 | 52 | 44 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | 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 | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | glass | glass | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 7:51PM 2.01 | 8:23AM 1.87 | 8:46PM 1.99 | 9:21AM 1.83 | 9:41PM 1.92 | 10:16AM 1.76 | 10:38PM 1.83 | 11:09AM 1.67 | 11:35PM 1.73 | 12:01PM 1.58 | 12:29AM 1.64 | 12:55PM 1.49 | 1:21AM 1.56 | 1:51PM 1.44 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 1:37PM 0.13 | 2:12AM 0.11 | 2:33PM 0.14 | 3:11AM 0.13 | 3:29PM 0.16 | 4:08AM 0.15 | 4:25PM 0.18 | 5:03AM 0.17 | 5:20PM 0.20 | 5:58AM 0.20 | 6:13PM 0.24 | 6:51AM 0.23 | 7:05PM 0.28 | 7:41AM 0.27 | 7:59PM 0.33 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 30 | Thursday 01 | Friday 02 | Saturday 03 | Sunday 04 | Monday 05 | Tuesday 06 | Wednesday 07 | Thu 08 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:56 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | 5:20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:12 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | - | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 12 |
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