Tuahuru Reefs surf break

Tuahuru Reefs surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 20 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
17.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tuahuru Reefs today?

The current surf forecast for Tuahuru Reefs at 7PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 20). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (20 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (20 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


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Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
Period(s) (?)87988888891111111111111111111110101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1078618016415315312289871291911871982031961921911491491461041007373
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
10
NW
5
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
10
WSW
55
S
60
SSW
60
SSW
60
SSW
45
S
45
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
40
S
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crossoffoffoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:46AM
1.60
8:16PM
1.68
8:40AM
1.60
9:10PM
1.69
9:35AM
1.58
10:05PM
1.68
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:02PM
-0.01
2:36AM
0.03
2:56PM
-0.01
3:31AM
0.03
3:51PM
0.01
4:27AM
0.05
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise6:39-------6:41-------6:41-------
Sunset--5:32-------5:31-------5:30-----
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-1--1551----25861---11--
Temp. °C171717161514141414141414141312121313131313121313
Feels °C (?)1616171413131010119912410033434456
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