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Happy Jacks surf break

Happy Jacks surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 17 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
18.6° 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 5PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Afternoon (17 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (17 Mar)3ft (0.9m)13s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.9
ENE
1.1
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
E
1.3
E
1.9
E
3.5
ENE
3
E
3.5
E
3.5
ESE
2.5
E
Period(s) (?)151413131312121212111111116667771011111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)45236635034025918417813493858457565494688614437826162301245424091608
Wind
(km/h)
5
SE
10
E
15
ENE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
10
NNE
5
SE
10
SSE
15
ESE
15
E
25
ESE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SSE
35
S
35
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassoncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crossglasscrosscross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:14PM
1.43
5:40AM
1.55
6:05PM
1.49
6:32AM
1.62
6:57PM
1.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:06AM
0.30
11:28PM
0.29
11:56AM
0.26
12:17AM
0.23
12:48PM
0.22
1:06AM
0.19
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Sunrise--------7:07-------7:09-------
Sunset---7:25-------7:23-------7:22----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
----------------12243222
Temp. °C171818181716151517191918171717171818171717171717
Feels °C (?)171716151413131315171615151718171717141413131312
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