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

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 29 Mar 2024 NZDT
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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 18.8°C (Statistics for 29 Mar 1981-2005 - mean: 18.5 °C max: 19.9 °C min: 17.1 °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 18.8°C (Statistics for 29 Mar 1981-2005 - mean: 18.5 °C max: 19.9 °C min: 17.1 °C)


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

The current surf forecast for Old Man's Hat at 1PM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 29). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Afternoon (29 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Evening (29 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)13s

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

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Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Friday
05
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
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
E
0.2
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
4
S
5
SSE
4.5
SSE
1.7
E
2.4
ESE
1.9
E
1.5
E
1.4
SE
0.8
E
0.2
NNE
0.1
NE
0.1
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
1.4
SE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
0.9
SE
1
SE
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.8
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
Period(s) (?)131313131313121212121291010999898111110910888888710109999913129111111101111111111111111101010111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)161617171613153029141400051695857530432172125243672261871591281119410773686461116949890108113205151143141146110143121160119151149108138108112112112
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
35
SW
30
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
50
SW
45
SW
45
S
40
SSE
40
S
45
S
50
SSW
55
SSW
60
SSW
55
SSW
50
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
ENE
15
NNE
15
N
5
NNW
5
WSW
5
SW
10
SSE
10
ESE
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
20
N
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WSW
5
SE
15
SE
10
NE
10
NW
15
N
15
SW
35
SSW
40
SSW
35
S
35
SSW
30
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglasscross-
off
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
crosscrosscrossoffglasscrossoncross-
off
cross-
on
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:41AM
1.38
10:04PM
1.40
10:21AM
1.36
10:44PM
1.40
11:02AM
1.35
11:26PM
1.40
11:44AM
1.34
12:10AM
1.41
12:31PM
1.34
12:59AM
1.43
1:22PM
1.35
1:53AM
1.45
2:18PM
1.37
2:50AM
1.48
3:18PM
1.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:58PM
0.25
4:21AM
0.28
4:37PM
0.26
5:03AM
0.29
5:18PM
0.27
5:45AM
0.30
6:00PM
0.27
6:31AM
0.29
6:47PM
0.26
7:20AM
0.28
7:37PM
0.23
8:14AM
0.25
8:32PM
0.20
9:11AM
0.20
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Friday
05
Sunrise--------7:20-------7:20-------7:22-------7:22-------7:24-------7:24-------7:26---
Sunset---7:05-------7:04-------7:01-------7:00------6:59-------6:57-------6:55-------6:53-
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Rain (mm)
4932136421---3211---------------------1--------------113111-
Temp. °C121212131412131414151515151414151515151515151414141515151515141414151617171716161617171819191817161717171716161616161515
Feels °C (?)8554523456543336667899910111213131313131413141515151514141313121416171716141714161615151091089

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