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Old Man's Hat surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 05 May 2026 NZSTForecast 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
15.8° C
(Which is 1.2°C colder than average 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 5AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 05). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (06 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Old Man's Hat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |  |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 10 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | |
40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 47 | 48 | 84 | 72 | 64 | 47 | 65 | 46 | 68 | 156 | 112 | 61 | 56 | 67 | 99 | 96 | 138 | 410 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 8:41PM1.45m | 9:00AM1.35m | 9:23PM1.43m | 9:42AM1.32m | 10:06PM1.40m | 10:25AM1.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:00AM0.28m | 3:12PM0.27m | 3:44AM0.30m | 3:55PM0.29m | 4:28AM0.32m | 4:37PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — |
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Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 |
13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 14 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | S 13 | S 13 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 7 | S 13 | S 14 | ENE 7 |
 kJ | 195 | 224 | 212 | 198 | 187 | 381 | 314 | 291 | 46 | 33 | 191 | 21 | 28 | 88 | 87 | 85 | 65 | 34 | 27 | 29 | 62 | 32 | 32 | 204 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | S 15 | S 14 | NE 6 | S 14 | S 14 | E 9 | E 9 | S 13 | S 14 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 14 | — | S 20 | S 14 |
| kJ | 40 | 19 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 45 | 47 | 48 | 272 | 200 | 25 | 138 | 93 | 27 | 27 | 55 | 58 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 32 | — | 8 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | — | — | E 10 | E 9 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | E 10 | S 20 | S 20 | S 20 |
| kJ | 26 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | — | — | 30 | 48 | 47 | 46 | 44 | — | — | 16 | 15 | 58 | 32 | 32 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 |
| kJ | 17 | 35 | 30 | 32 | 20 | 12 | 21 | 35 | 84 | 72 | 64 | 47 | 65 | 46 | 68 | 156 | 112 | 61 | 56 | 67 | 99 | 96 | 138 | 410 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 32 | 10 | 43 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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