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Tuahuru Reefs surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand
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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
15.5° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Tuahuru Reefs today?
The current surf forecast for Tuahuru Reefs at 6AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 19). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Tuahuru Reefs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SE 9 | SE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 13 | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 13 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | E 9 | E 8 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | NE 10 | |
120 | 97 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 33 | 26 | 19 | 25 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 7:56PM1.74m | 8:21AM1.61m | 8:52PM1.74m | 9:17AM1.59m | 9:48PM1.71m | 10:15AM1.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:17AM0.01m | 2:36PM-0.03m | 3:14AM0.01m | 3:33PM-0.01m | 4:11AM0.03m | 4:29PM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | |
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Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SSE 6 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
120 | 97 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 64 | 47 | 49 | 50 | 24 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 33 | 26 | 25 | 25 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 5 | ENE 5 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | NE 7 | NE 10 |
15 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 6 | 22 | 20 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 25 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | E 9 | E 9 | E 5 | E 4 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | ENE 9 | SSE 11 | SSE 8 | NE 9 | NE 7 |
15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 11 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNW 3 | NNE 4 | N 2 | — | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 13 | 16 | 11 | 2 | 12 | 1 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 47 | 6 | 6 | 79 | 62 | 154 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 |
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