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Old Man's Hat surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 19 Apr 2025 NZST
How big are the waves at Old Man's Hat today?
The current surf forecast for Old Man's Hat at 4AM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Apr) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (20 Apr) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 Apr) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Old Man's Hat. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 0 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
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| Period(s) (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
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| Energy (?) | 1357 | 1137 | 1254 | 1137 | 844 | 266 | 760 | 688 | 624 | 574 | 472 | 375 | 177 | 144 | 262 | 567 | 176 | 169 | 232 | 199 | 194 | 160 | 160 | 130 | 331 | 444 | 283 | 444 | 387 | 401 | 469 | 387 | 380 | 325 | 319 | 319 | 249 | 240 | 222 | 180 | 167 | 167 | 167 | 95 | 163 | 167 | 167 | 170 | 222 | 173 | 173 | 170 | 167 | 163 | 160 | 125 | 289 | 235 | 193 | 176 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | off | off | off | off | glass | glass | cross- off | cross- off | glass | off | 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 | glass | glass | glass | glass | on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | on | on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:35PM 1.38 | 10:53AM 1.29 | 11:18PM 1.38 | 11:38AM 1.28 | 12:05AM 1.38 | 12:27PM 1.28 | 12:55AM 1.40 | 1:21PM 1.31 | 1:49AM 1.44 | 2:18PM 1.35 | 2:45AM 1.48 | 3:17PM 1.42 | 3:43AM 1.53 | 4:16PM 1.50 | 4:40AM 1.58 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 4:57AM 0.33 | 5:08PM 0.31 | 5:41AM 0.33 | 5:52PM 0.30 | 6:28AM 0.31 | 6:40PM 0.28 | 7:18AM 0.28 | 7:32PM 0.25 | 8:11AM 0.22 | 8:28PM 0.21 | 9:07AM 0.16 | 9:27PM 0.16 | 10:03AM 0.09 | 10:27PM 0.11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 6:39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:41 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:43 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:46 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:24 | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Feels °C (?) | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
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