Tuahuru Reefs surf break

Tuahuru Reefs surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 14 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
20.7° C
(Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Tuahuru Reefs today?

The current surf forecast for Tuahuru Reefs at 7AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 14). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (14 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (14 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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

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Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
NE
1.1
NE
1.3
NE
1.1
NE
1
NE
0.8
ENE
1.1
NE
1.4
NE
0.9
NE
0.7
NE
0.6
ENE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.6
NE
1.2
NE
0.8
ENE
1.1
NE
1
NE
0.9
NE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.8
ENE
1.3
NE
0.9
ENE
Period(s) (?)666666666665556666666777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1118610893724369135563721101023864380726031335615970
Wind
(km/h)
35
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
20
N
25
NE
30
NE
30
N
15
WNW
10
WSW
5
NNW
10
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
15
N
10
N
15
NNE
5
SE
20
SE
25
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:09AM
1.32
3:25PM
1.29
3:57AM
1.32
4:13PM
1.28
4:45AM
1.34
5:01PM
1.28
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:51PM
0.30
9:17AM
0.37
9:38PM
0.32
10:06AM
0.38
10:25PM
0.32
10:56AM
0.38
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise---5:56-------5:58-------5:58----
Sunset-------8:36-------8:35-------8:35
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---------------11-21-11-
Temp. °C191919202223222621191920212124222019191920202119
Feels °C (?)141716182020182221192020201923201817181920212016
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