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Old Man's Hat surf Forecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 20 Apr 2024 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 17.8°C (Statistics for 20 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 17.6 °C max: 18.7 °C min: 16.3 °C)
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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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 17.8°C (Statistics for 20 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 17.6 °C max: 18.7 °C min: 16.3 °C)


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

The current surf forecast for Old Man's Hat at 11AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 20). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (20 Apr)1ft (0.3m)10s
Evening (20 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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

Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Gisborne and Mahia

  1. Light offshore wind and increasing high cloud with clean waves around shoulder to head-high in the middle of the bay at high tide. Mostly breaking too straight but now and then a good shoulder to be had alongside a rip.

    Opoutama Beach, 5 km away
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Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.7
ENE
1
ENE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.5
NE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ESE
0.3
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.8
ESE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.4
NE
0.3
ENE
0.8
S
0.7
ESE
0.4
NE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.3
NE
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.2
NNE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.3
NE
0.2
E
0.4
NE
0.4
SE
0.5
NE
0.4
NE
0.2
E
0.9
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
0.9
NE
1.1
NE
1.3
ENE
1.4
NE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1
NE
1.1
NE
1.4
ENE
1
NE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
Period(s) (?)10101010101010410108885109999977799137814128131313898896365945556667710101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)181818181818833426253147481718352221161657797120160481820151177177771169415772953654580120157125124188220358196208175125
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSW
10
SE
15
E
15
E
15
NE
20
NE
25
ENE
20
E
15
SE
15
S
15
SW
15
SW
25
SW
30
S
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSW
5
NNW
15
N
20
NNE
20
NE
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
SW
15
S
10
ESE
5
NNE
10
N
15
N
20
N
25
N
15
NNW
20
N
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
15
N
20
NNE
20
N
10
S
40
SW
20
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
W
10
SW
15
SSW
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcrosscross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offglasscross-
on
ononcrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:59AM
1.33
3:27PM
1.25
3:47AM
1.32
4:15PM
1.27
4:34AM
1.33
5:01PM
1.30
5:19AM
1.34
5:46PM
1.34
6:03AM
1.36
6:29PM
1.38
6:46AM
1.37
7:12PM
1.41
7:29AM
1.37
7:53PM
1.43
8:10AM
1.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:17AM
0.33
9:32PM
0.35
10:04AM
0.32
10:21PM
0.34
10:50AM
0.29
11:09PM
0.32
11:35AM
0.27
11:57PM
0.30
12:19PM
0.25
12:43AM
0.29
1:01PM
0.24
1:27AM
0.27
1:43PM
0.24
2:11AM
0.27
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunrise--6:41-------6:41-------6:43-------6:43-------6:45-------6:46-------6:47-------6:48-
Sunset----5:31-------5:30-------5:29-------5:28-------5:25-------5:24-------5:23-------
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161616151414141616161616161616151514151516151615151414161820171615141517161616151514141820181615151514161515151515151414
Feels °C (?)151514131211101415151414131212111211111011111312141311121417131210911131214151312109151613121112121116912141413141110

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