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Old Man's Hat surf break

Old Man's Hat surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 22 Jan 2025 NZDT
Forecast 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
18.9° C
(Which is normal 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 1AM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 22). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jan)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (22 Jan)6ft (1.9m)8s
Evening (22 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
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
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
E
1.6
E
1.8
E
2.2
E
2
E
2
E
2
E
1.9
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.3
ESE
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.9
E
1.3
ENE
1.1
NE
1.4
NE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
1.2
NE
1.4
NE
1.7
NE
1.5
NE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.4
NE
0.5
ENE
0.5
E
0.4
ENE
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.4
NE
1.6
SE
1.4
SE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
NE
Period(s) (?)5577888888888888888888877777774567777776766766107777799977666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)4862172155358443675533539548497448359359309257257217181191142114938891716666528661641328263484836259618321917283574033282415910131321266173106132162
Wind
(km/h)
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
25
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SSW
15
ESE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
WNW
15
WSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
20
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
0
NE
10
NNE
15
N
20
NNE
30
NE
35
NE
30
NNE
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
W
5
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
5
NW
25
SW
45
SSW
50
SSW
50
SSW
40
SSW
40
S
35
S
25
S
20
S
15
S
10
SE
15
ENE
25
NE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
crossononcross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
ononcrossoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:39AM
1.30
12:56PM
1.34
1:26AM
1.29
1:41PM
1.30
2:12AM
1.29
2:28PM
1.28
3:00AM
1.30
3:16PM
1.28
3:49AM
1.32
4:05PM
1.29
4:38AM
1.35
4:55PM
1.31
5:28AM
1.40
5:45PM
1.34
6:17AM
1.46
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:49AM
0.32
7:16PM
0.29
7:35AM
0.36
7:59PM
0.32
8:22AM
0.38
8:45PM
0.33
9:11AM
0.39
9:31PM
0.33
10:01AM
0.38
10:19PM
0.31
10:51AM
0.36
11:08PM
0.28
11:43AM
0.32
11:58PM
0.23
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Sunrise---6:05-------6:07-------6:07-------6:09-------6:09-------6:11-------6:13-------6:13
Sunset-------8:31-------8:30-------8:30-------8:30-------8:29-------8:28-------8:28----
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Rain (mm)
1-1111--1211-------------------------122--221621------------
Temp. °C181817171718181817181717171819191919191818181818181717171819192021192019201919192019191919181717161616161616161615151414
Feels °C (?)14141414131514151416151515171817182018141414151718181716161515162119211918181717191719201712988991012131413111089
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