Old Man's Hat surf break

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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 03 Jul 2025 NZST
Forecast 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
14.2° 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 6AM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 03). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 17s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)8ft (2.5m)9s
Afternoon (04 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (04 Jul)7ft (2.1m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
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
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
NE
2.4
ENE
3
NE
1.7
NE
2.5
NE
1.5
ENE
1.3
ENE
2.1
NE
2.1
NE
1.1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.4
NE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
1.1
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.8
SE
1.9
SE
2
SE
2.1
SE
2.1
SE
2.5
SE
2.5
SE
2.5
SE
2.5
SE
2.5
SE
2.5
SE
2.4
SE
2.2
SE
2.3
ESE
2.3
ESE
2.1
ESE
2.2
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.9
ESE
Period(s) (?)8899999999991010101010101010910109999999999991091079910101010101111111111111111111111111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)885813202451214793743171081984248339647260287292239346396169168133119989163818688738890908383851171081452384955366528727909431100159519061993183317381636142912921549150912271165900788
Wind
(km/h)
55
NE
40
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
20
SW
30
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
40
S
40
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
S
30
S
30
S
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
5
W
5
WNW
5
NNE
5
ENE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:20AM
1.38
12:51PM
1.31
1:07AM
1.33
1:39PM
1.30
1:54AM
1.30
2:27PM
1.30
2:42AM
1.29
3:14PM
1.32
3:29AM
1.29
4:01PM
1.35
4:17AM
1.30
4:47PM
1.38
5:03AM
1.31
5:33PM
1.41
5:49AM
1.33
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:09PM
0.29
6:39AM
0.25
6:57PM
0.33
7:24AM
0.28
7:46PM
0.36
8:09AM
0.31
8:34PM
0.38
8:55AM
0.32
9:23PM
0.38
9:42AM
0.31
10:12PM
0.37
10:29AM
0.30
11:01PM
0.35
11:16AM
0.28
11:49PM
0.32
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Sunrise----7:26-------7:26-------7:26-------7:26-------7:26-------7:26-------7:26-------
Sunset------4:57-------4:58-------4:58-------4:59-------4:59-------5:00-------5:00-----
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Rain (mm)
2331-------1----1221-----------1--11------------------------
Temp. °C151516171819201918171615151715141313121313121212111111111011111112121212111111121111111110111112111111111112121213131212
Feels °C (?)6913141617171615141412131512976466554444445667776454544443457778910111091111910
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