Tuahuru Reefs surf break

Tuahuru Reefs surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 08 Jan 2026 NZDT
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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
19.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Tuahuru Reefs today?

The current surf forecast for Tuahuru Reefs at 8PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jan)--
Afternoon (08 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (08 Jan)1ft (0.3m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
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
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
E
0.4
ENE
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
E
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.3
E
0.4
NE
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.4
E
0.3
E
Period(s) (?)776667667777787644858777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)151477710141415161515151187791061010169
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
10
SSE
5
NW
10
N
15
N
10
NW
10
WSW
15
SW
10
SE
20
NE
5
NNE
5
NNW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
N
10
ENE
15
NNE
15
N
10
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
20
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcrossononcross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:59PM
1.46
11:22AM
1.56
11:51PM
1.42
12:12PM
1.49
12:42AM
1.38
1:00PM
1.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:10AM
0.12
5:45PM
0.12
6:01AM
0.18
6:33PM
0.16
6:50AM
0.25
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Sunrise-----5:52-------5:52-------5:54--
Sunset-8:37-------8:37-------8:37------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C181818181819222425222423222123252528282725242731
Feels °C (?)161719171619202223202423222122232325262421202327
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