Tuahuru Reefs surf break

Tuahuru Reefs surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 22 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
16.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Tuahuru Reefs today?

The current surf forecast for Tuahuru Reefs at 6PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 22). An open ocean swell of 4.0m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Afternoon (22 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (22 Apr)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
2
1
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.6
E
1.6
SE
1.4
ESE
0.7
E
2.1
SE
1.6
SE
1.8
SE
1.7
SE
1.6
SE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
SE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.4
ESE
Period(s) (?)1111111110101091010109999988888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2331881461811711301586147138610069039751642138422218814011795695119
Wind
(km/h)
55
SSW
50
SSW
50
SSW
45
S
40
SSW
40
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
5
SSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:35AM
1.58
10:05PM
1.68
10:31AM
1.55
11:01PM
1.64
11:28AM
1.50
11:58PM
1.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:51PM
0.01
4:27AM
0.05
4:46PM
0.05
5:24AM
0.08
5:42PM
0.09
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunrise6:41-------6:43-------6:43-------
Sunset--5:30-------5:29-------5:28-----
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
2111111-----------------
Temp. °C141313131312131313131314131313131314141313121111
Feels °C (?)3223435567810999101011121112999
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