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Old Man's Hat surf break

Old Man's Hat surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 01 May 2025 NZST
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Old Man's Hat surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Old Man's Hat sea temperature is
18.0° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Old Man's Hat today?

The current surf forecast for Old Man's Hat at 8PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 01). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.4m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)--
Afternoon (01 May)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Evening (01 May)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

Table - waves today at Old Man's Hat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Hourly12 Days
Gisborne and Mahia Surf
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Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Fri
09
3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
ENE
1.4
E
1.3
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.3
E
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
ENE
1.9
SSE
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
E
0.1
NE
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
ENE
0.1
NE
0.2
E
0.1
NE
1.2
SE
1.2
SE
0.6
NE
0.6
ESE
1
SE
1
SE
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
0.4
NE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
1.2
NE
1.2
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
0.9
NE
1.1
NE
1.3
NE
1.5
NE
1.7
NE
1.6
NE
Period(s) (?)1012121211101011111111111111101010111110101010101010991010101099881081010104999994886666667788
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)64752044926424017217118414914914911411279785347563533331933328870244466674542862818541731731239952324951091441496685164242364363
Wind
(km/h)
50
WSW
40
WSW
40
W
40
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
50
WSW
50
SW
55
SW
55
SW
50
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
35
SW
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SW
40
SW
40
SSW
40
SSW
45
SSW
35
S
30
S
30
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SSE
0
ESE
5
NW
5
NNW
15
N
20
N
15
N
25
NE
25
N
20
NNW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
25
NNE
20
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
30
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		glasscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:56PM
1.72
9:21AM
1.59
9:51PM
1.68
10:17AM
1.53
10:46PM
1.62
11:13AM
1.47
11:41PM
1.55
12:09PM
1.40
12:36AM
1.48
1:05PM
1.34
1:29AM
1.42
2:00PM
1.31
2:21AM
1.38
2:52PM
1.29
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:17AM
0.01
3:37PM
0.01
4:13AM
0.05
4:31PM
0.07
5:09AM
0.11
5:26PM
0.13
6:03AM
0.16
6:19PM
0.20
6:57AM
0.21
7:13PM
0.26
7:49AM
0.25
8:05PM
0.30
8:39AM
0.27
8:56PM
0.33
Thursday
01
Friday
02
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Fri
09
Sunrise------6:52-------6:52-------6:52-------6:54-------6:54-------6:56-------6:56-----
Sunset5:19-------5:17-------5:16-------5:15-------5:14-------5:13-------5:12-------5:10---
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Rain (mm)
1--------12231-111--122-------------------------------------
Temp. °C161514131313121212121212131414141415151414151514131313131313131312121211111111131516161515151617191918171716161718181717
Feels °C (?)776444322211346767766875567891010101010119987101011121211111213141614131412121313131212
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