Surf Forecast Surf Report
Happy Jacks surf break

Happy Jacks surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 24 Apr 2025 NZST
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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
18.6° C
(Which is 1.3°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 12AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)--
Afternoon (25 Apr)6ft (1.9m)10s
Evening (25 Apr)5ft (1.6m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
01
Fri
02
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
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
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
0.9
S
1
S
1.1
S
1.2
S
1.3
S
1.4
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
1.6
NE
1.6
NE
1.4
NE
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
1.1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.4
NE
1.5
NE
1.1
ENE
1.3
NE
0.5
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
1.3
ENE
1.5
NE
1.4
NE
1.3
NE
0.6
S
0.6
S
1
NE
0.8
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
1.2
NE
1.3
ENE
1.4
NE
1.8
ENE
2
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.5
E
2.1
E
2.3
E
Period(s) (?)101010109151414151515171716161514147771212119988882118179889141482119181615151414131011111111111111111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)7205514914113363524165036067409061373137310297065304113022262401931441419117621728629915325020830127124731328326214414213855314091183853567434411315284264375476802973114211891292143910371019
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
5
E
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
N
15
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
5
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
S
30
S
30
S
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
40
SW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossglassglasscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:10PM
1.50
2:38AM
1.63
3:07PM
1.58
3:34AM
1.71
4:03PM
1.69
4:31AM
1.78
5:00PM
1.80
5:29AM
1.84
5:58PM
1.90
6:27AM
1.88
6:55PM
1.98
7:25AM
1.89
7:51PM
2.01
8:23AM
1.87
8:46PM
1.99
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:23PM
0.24
8:55AM
0.19
9:21PM
0.20
9:50AM
0.16
10:19PM
0.16
10:47AM
0.14
11:16PM
0.13
11:45AM
0.13
12:14AM
0.11
12:41PM
0.12
1:13AM
0.11
1:37PM
0.13
2:12AM
0.11
2:33PM
0.14
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
01
Fri
02
Sunrise------6:45-------6:46-------6:47-------6:48-------6:48-------6:50-------6:50-----
Sunset5:28-------5:27-------5:24-------5:23-------5:22-------5:22-------5:20-------5:19---
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C151314141414151616161515141315171817161515161719191717171515161819171616151515171716161616161616161616151515151516161615
Feels °C (?)12111211121212131211111312101214131414131314151716151515131314161615151616151416151414131211121110101088910911131414
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