Happy Jacks surf break

Happy Jacks surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 03 Jul 2025 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
14.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Happy Jacks today?

The current surf forecast for Happy Jacks at 6AM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.9m 17s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)8ft (2.5m)9s
Afternoon (04 Jul)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (04 Jul)7ft (2.1m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
NE
2.4
ENE
3
NE
0.9
S
2.5
NE
1.5
ENE
0.9
S
2.1
NE
2.1
NE
1.1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.4
NE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
0.7
S
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
2
S
2.1
S
2.2
S
2.1
S
2.1
S
2
S
1.9
SSE
2
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.8
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
0.9
S
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.8
SE
1.9
SE
2.1
SSE
2.1
SE
2.1
SE
2.5
SE
2.5
SE
2.5
SE
2.5
SE
2.5
SE
2.5
SE
2.4
SE
2.2
SE
2.3
ESE
2.3
ESE
2.1
ESE
2.2
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.9
ESE
Period(s) (?)8891799149999910101014101067777777777777777777159910101010101111111111111111111111111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)1187110623459551880731646131011544215297874514814884383463964675566025765184794934635094644156743423384183063173855036106058198569491094180610981203166619062031185417381636142912951549150912271201907795
Wind
(km/h)
40
NE
30
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
30
S
25
S
30
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
5
NW
0
NNW
5
ENE
5
ENE
5
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
5
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
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off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:14AM
1.57
12:43PM
1.53
1:03AM
1.54
1:35PM
1.53
1:51AM
1.52
2:24PM
1.54
2:38AM
1.51
3:10PM
1.56
3:23AM
1.51
3:54PM
1.58
4:08AM
1.50
4:38PM
1.59
4:53AM
1.50
5:23PM
1.61
5:40AM
1.49
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:03PM
0.39
6:32AM
0.37
6:55PM
0.45
7:18AM
0.43
7:46PM
0.50
8:03AM
0.48
8:36PM
0.53
8:49AM
0.52
9:23PM
0.54
9:36AM
0.52
10:07PM
0.53
10:23AM
0.49
10:52PM
0.50
11:09AM
0.45
11:38PM
0.44
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Sunrise----7:26-------7:26-------7:26-------7:26-------7:26-------7:26-------7:26-------
Sunset------4:57-------4:58-------4:58-------4:59-------5:00-------5:00-------5:00-----
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Rain (mm)
2331-------1----1221-----------1--11------------------------
Temp. °C15151617172021181716161515171414131312121212121111111010101110101111111111111111111010109111111101010101113121212121211
Feels °C (?)9111415151819151514141313151110876666655544566677765555554435677789101210101010109
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