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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
15.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Tuahuru Reefs today?
The current surf forecast for Tuahuru Reefs at 1AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 18). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (19 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tuahuru Reefs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Wed afternoon, calm by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thu 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 9 | SE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 14 | E 13 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | E 9 | NNE 4 | ESE 12 | |
85 | 74 | 74 | 72 | 80 | 80 | 68 | 240 | 181 | 15 | 138 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 14 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | glassy | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | |
High Tide | 7:01PM1.71m | 7:24AM1.62m | 7:56PM1.74m | 8:21AM1.61m | 8:52PM1.74m | 9:17AM1.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:20AM0.02m | 1:40PM-0.03m | 2:17AM0.01m | 2:36PM-0.03m | 3:14AM0.01m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | |
5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | |
1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SSE 7 | NE 4 | SSE 7 |
85 | 74 | 74 | 72 | 80 | 80 | 68 | 240 | 181 | 100 | 138 | 71 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 64 | 47 | 49 | 43 | 11 | 9 | 21 | 7 | 9 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 5 | E 9 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ENE 4 | SE 7 | E 8 |
61 | 83 | 68 | 72 | 77 | 77 | 75 | 30 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 25 | 22 | 7 | 13 | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 13 | E 13 | E 9 | SSE 12 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 5 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 12 |
29 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 3 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 14 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 6 | — | ESE 6 | E 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 5 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNW 3 | — | NNE 4 | NE 4 |
— | — | — | 96 | — | 43 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 22 | 1 | — | 10 | 6 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 52 | 79 | 94 | 6 | 6 |
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