Tuahuru Reefs surf break

Tuahuru Reefs surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 18 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
17.6° 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 4PM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 18). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (18 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Evening (18 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


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Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.7
NNE
0.9
NE
1.1
NE
1.2
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
2.1
NNE
1.3
NE
1.9
NNE
1.7
NNE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1.4
NE
Period(s) (?)12125777678988778888788888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)46452567115135147158573249493330114968893919161122125210200223
Wind
(km/h)
30
N
30
N
30
N
35
N
35
N
35
N
40
NNE
35
N
30
N
25
N
30
NNE
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
W
10
S
20
E
20
N
15
SW
20
S
20
S
15
WSW
10
N
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:30PM
1.58
6:52AM
1.58
7:23PM
1.65
7:46AM
1.60
8:16PM
1.68
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:17PM
0.06
12:46AM
0.08
1:10PM
0.02
1:40AM
0.05
2:02PM
-0.01
2:36AM
0.03
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise6:37-------6:39-------6:39-------
Sunset--5:36-------5:34-------5:32-----
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
heavy rain
light rain
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--------12--------11-123-
Temp. °C181919191919181718191819181716161716161515131414
Feels °C (?)121414131313111114151416161515151514141112101311
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