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Old Man's Hat surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 21 Mar 2026 NZDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
18.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Old Man's Hat today?
The current surf forecast for Old Man's Hat at 11PM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Mar) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Mar) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (21 Mar) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Old Man's Hat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
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Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 481 | 446 | 466 | 423 | 423 | 391 | 391 | 347 | 293 | 281 | 293 | 231 | 236 | 241 | 185 | 185 | 192 | 167 | 163 | 133 | 125 | 101 | 65 | 79 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | glass | glass | glass | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:46PM 1.55 | 9:08AM 1.58 | 9:36PM 1.59 | 9:59AM 1.58 | 10:28PM 1.62 | 10:51AM 1.57 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:01AM 0.09 | 3:27PM 0.04 | 3:54AM 0.07 | 4:17PM 0.04 | 4:47AM 0.07 | |||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 21 | Sunday 22 | Monday 23 | Tuesday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:13 | - |
| Sunset | - | 7:19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:15 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
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