Surf Forecast Surf Report
Happy Jacks surf break

Happy Jacks surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 02 Apr 2025 NZDT
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Happy Jacks surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Happy Jacks sea temperature is
20.2° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Happy Jacks today?

The current surf forecast for Happy Jacks at 5PM is: 1.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)18s
Afternoon (02 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Evening (02 Apr)5ft (1.5m)16s

Table - waves today at Happy Jacks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
02
Thursday
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
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
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.5
S
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.8
NE
1.8
NE
1.8
NE
1.7
NE
1.6
NE
1.5
NE
2.3
NNE
1.1
NE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
1.3
NE
0.9
ENE
0.6
S
1.1
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.4
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
1
NE
Period(s) (?)181616161615151514141413137777887788888888815141313121211111110101010998131212121111111110101010106
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)408694104211451150107788085773462250038429524823534934936833523320665414219214211688113183951674824884663502782061921461026947454053335510610413211911611281767169484776
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
5
E
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
30
N
25
N
20
N
10
N
5
NW
5
NNW
5
W
5
SW
10
ESE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
N
5
W
5
SW
5
SSW
10
SSE
10
SE
5
NE
10
NW
10
WNW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
SSW
10
S
10
NE
10
NNE
5
WNW
10
W
5
W
0
SSW
10
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
15
NE
20
ENE
25
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglassglasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crossoffoffoffglassononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:41AM
1.88
10:05PM
1.96
10:38AM
1.84
11:00PM
1.92
11:35AM
1.78
11:57PM
1.84
12:31PM
1.71
12:57AM
1.76
1:26PM
1.62
1:55AM
1.67
2:21PM
1.53
2:49AM
1.60
3:16PM
1.47
3:40AM
1.55
4:10PM
1.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:52PM
0.09
4:27AM
0.10
4:49PM
0.13
5:25AM
0.13
5:46PM
0.16
6:23AM
0.17
6:43PM
0.19
7:20AM
0.20
7:38PM
0.22
8:16AM
0.23
8:32PM
0.25
9:09AM
0.25
9:26PM
0.28
10:00AM
0.28
Wednesday
02
Thursday
03
Friday
04
Saturday
05
Sunday
06
Monday
07
Tuesday
08
Wednesday
09
Sunrise--------7:22-------7:24-------7:24-------7:26-------7:26-------7:28-------7:28---
Sunset---7:00------6:59-------6:58-------6:55-------6:53-------6:52-------6:51-------6:50-
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Rain (mm)
---------------112-1151-------------------------------------
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Feels °C (?)181917151414131314161616151515141416201919212220202120191716151616171817161615151717171617151314181816151616151415161615
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