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Happy Jacks surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand
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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
16.0° C
(Which is 1.3°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Happy Jacks today?
The current surf forecast for Happy Jacks at 3AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (26 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Happy Jacks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | |
561 | 655 | 811 | 765 | 590 | 483 | 371 | 359 | 304 | 290 | 344 | 350 | 494 | 1489 | 1606 | 1392 | 1129 | 905 | 752 | 589 | 486 | 470 | 343 | 260 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 00:52AM1.69m | 1:20PM1.55m | 1:47AM1.63m | 2:18PM1.51m | 2:39AM1.58m | 3:13PM1.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:34PM0.14m | 7:13AM0.14m | 7:31PM0.18m | 8:06AM0.17m | 8:28PM0.23m | 8:58AM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | |
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Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 |
9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 |
561 | 655 | 811 | 765 | 590 | 483 | 371 | 359 | 304 | 290 | 344 | 350 | 494 | 1489 | 1606 | 1392 | 1129 | 905 | 752 | 589 | 486 | 470 | 343 | 260 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | S 16 | S 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 8 |
10 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 130 | 271 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 9 | S 18 | E 9 | E 10 | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 10 | E 11 | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | E 18 | E 18 |
— | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 6 | 2 | 7 | — | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 6 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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