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Old Man's Hat surf Forecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 24 Apr 2024 NZST
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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 17.5°C (Statistics for 24 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 17.3 °C max: 18.4 °C min: 15.8 °C)
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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 17.5°C (Statistics for 24 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 17.3 °C max: 18.4 °C min: 15.8 °C)


How big are the waves at Old Man's Hat today?

The current surf forecast for Old Man's Hat at 4PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 24). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Afternoon (24 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (24 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

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

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Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
01
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
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
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
0.5
NE
1
NNE
0.6
NE
0.5
NE
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.4
NE
0.4
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.7
NE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
1
E
0.8
ENE
1
E
1.1
E
1.4
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.7
E
1.8
E
2
E
2.1
E
2.2
E
2.2
E
2.2
E
2.1
E
Period(s) (?)13131091010111110101010104444666611101178810111010111111111010101099566778888991010101111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)7776789988888991314207526199710122638921461271271121121148376709490647851456610419327639428029540243053965385110291191120011721030
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
0
SE
10
SSE
10
NE
15
N
15
NNW
10
W
10
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
25
NW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
N
30
N
30
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
15
NW
20
SSW
30
SW
40
SW
35
SW
30
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
15
E
15
NE
15
N
10
N
10
N
15
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
NE
5
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
10
ENE
15
E
15
E
10
ESE
10
S
10
SSW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
35
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscross-
off
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:03AM
1.36
6:29PM
1.38
6:46AM
1.37
7:12PM
1.41
7:29AM
1.37
7:53PM
1.43
8:10AM
1.38
8:35PM
1.45
8:53AM
1.37
9:17PM
1.46
9:36AM
1.37
10:01PM
1.47
10:21AM
1.37
10:48PM
1.47
11:11AM
1.36
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:19PM
0.25
12:43AM
0.29
1:01PM
0.24
1:27AM
0.27
1:43PM
0.24
2:11AM
0.27
2:25PM
0.24
2:54AM
0.26
3:07PM
0.24
3:38AM
0.26
3:51PM
0.23
4:23AM
0.25
4:36PM
0.22
5:12AM
0.24
5:25PM
0.21
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
01
Sunrise6:45-------6:46-------6:47-------6:48-------6:48-------6:50-------6:50-------6:52---
Sunset--5:25-------5:24-------5:23-------5:22-------5:21-------5:20-------5:19-------5:17-
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C121314151514141314181918171716161819201716141314141415141413131313141514141413131415161515151515151515151414131415181816
Feels °C (?)1012121311111210101413131212111114151713105578101210109101091010991111111312121112121312121414141211991013159

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