Happy Jacks surf break

Happy Jacks surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 07 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 normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Happy Jacks today?

The current surf forecast for Happy Jacks at 12PM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Afternoon (07 Apr)8ft (2.4m)8s
Evening (07 Apr)7ft (2.2m)8s

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


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Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Fri
10
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
E
2
E
2
E
2.2
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.1
ENE
2
ENE
2
ENE
2.1
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
2.1
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
E
1.5
E
Period(s) (?)7788888888888888899910101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)400400484528644570585630592523527547480480418376330394735471502502432432
Wind
(km/h)
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
30
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:24AM
1.61
9:41PM
1.66
10:07AM
1.57
10:23PM
1.60
10:48AM
1.51
11:09PM
1.54
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:17AM
0.43
3:32PM
0.47
4:01AM
0.45
4:15PM
0.48
4:45AM
0.45
4:58PM
0.48
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Fri
10
Sunrise--6:28-------6:28-------6:30-----
Sunset----5:52-------5:51-------5:49---
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
cloud
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
11-1-----------1-8101----
Temp. °C171717171717171717171819191918181817171820191818
Feels °C (?)131313121212121213131516161716171817161718181617
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