Happy Jacks surf break

Happy Jacks surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 16 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
15.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Happy Jacks today?

The current surf forecast for Happy Jacks at 11PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 May)--
Afternoon (16 May)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (16 May)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun night, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tue
19
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
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
3
2
1
1
2
1
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.6
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
11
0.9
S
11
1.5
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
10
0.5
S
17
1.3
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
9
1
SE
7
0.7
S
9
1.2
SE
6
1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
0.7
SSE
10
1.1
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
432
418
347
723
647
636
637
202
192
153
184
149
331
281
348
266
88
83
109
74
80
102
245
208
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SE
5
S
5
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
W
10
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
W
5
E
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
High Tide
4:58PM1.82m
5:26AM1.80m
5:54PM1.91m
6:24AM1.83m
6:51PM1.97m
7:22AM1.84m
Low Tide
11:16PM0.22m
11:41AM0.21m
00:13AM0.18m
12:37PM0.16m
1:11AM0.14m
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:05
7:07
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5:04
5:02
5:01
5:00
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
13
14
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
11
12
13
7
7
8
8
9
9
9
8
8
9
10
9
11
12
12
12
11
12
12
10
10
9
11
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.9
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
9
1
SE
7
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
0.9
ESE
6
1.1
SE
10
1.1
SE
10
Energy kJ
432
418
347
53
52
52
51
202
154
153
184
136
331
281
290
266
88
70
66
74
80
61
245
208
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.1
SW
20
0.1
S
19
0.1
NE
10
0.1
S
24
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.5
S
17
0.5
S
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
E
10
0.4
ENE
9
0.6
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
Energy kJ
57
56
55
16
7
4
11
51
50
33
32
149
131
83
29
29
61
83
68
72
77
102
32
31
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
22
0.1
S
22
0.1
SW
20
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
22
0.2
S
21
0.3
S
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
SSE
15
0.3
S
15
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.1
E
13
0.2
E
13
Energy kJ
9
9
15
7
9
36
45
86
31
30
29
77
38
29
30
31
31
31
30
3
14
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
5
1.2
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.6
S
12
1.6
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
7
1.3
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
10
1.2
SE
6
0.8
ESE
5
0.7
ESE
5
0.7
ESE
5
Energy kJ
79
92
113
723
647
636
637
180
192
138
116
116
348
109
39
28
30
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
3
2
1
2
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
3
2
1
1
2
1
2
1
2
2
Distance (km)
150
89
11
11
90
99
100
150
150
104
79
9
0
9
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
6
7
4
5
4
4
4
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