Tuahuru Reefs surf break

Tuahuru Reefs surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 19 Mar 2026 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuahuru Reefs surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tuahuru Reefs sea temperature is
18.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tuahuru Reefs today?

The current surf forecast for Tuahuru Reefs at 1AM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 19). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Mar)10ft (3.0m)11s
Afternoon (20 Mar)11ft (3.5m)10s
Evening (20 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)10s

Table - waves today at Tuahuru Reefs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
!
3
2
2
1
1
2
2
0
0
3
2
2
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
E
2.2
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
3.5
SE
3
SE
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
1.6
SE
1.5
SE
1.5
SE
1.4
SE
1.5
SE
1.3
SE
Period(s) (?)9911111111111110101010101010101010999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)62373220172609236622892079174722341864569504379327268223149116397357357321343281
Wind
(km/h)
30
SE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
S
40
S
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SW
30
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
0
SSW
10
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffglassglasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:06PM
1.43
7:30AM
1.52
7:56PM
1.49
8:18AM
1.55
8:46PM
1.55
9:08AM
1.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:18AM
0.16
1:49PM
0.12
2:10AM
0.12
2:38PM
0.07
3:01AM
0.09
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise------7:09-------7:09-------7:11-
Sunset-7:22-------7:21-------7:19------
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
2-2242211---------------
Temp. °C181717171717171717171716151415161615151414141415
Feels °C (?)14121211111110111111111010911121211121213131413
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