Tuahuru Reefs surf break

Tuahuru Reefs surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 12 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
18.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Tuahuru Reefs today?

The current surf forecast for Tuahuru Reefs at 9AM is: 4.5m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 12). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)15ft (4.5m)10s
Afternoon (12 Apr)18ft (5.5m)11s
Evening (12 Apr)20ft (6.0m)12s

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


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Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
3
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
ENE
3.5
ENE
4.5
ENE
4.5
ENE
5.5
ENE
6
ENE
6
NE
2.5
E
2.5
E
2
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.6
E
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
NNE
1.1
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
Period(s) (?)101010111112121111101010999141414131313131312
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)19672425370050137234101041003214981574742640489254260273485736607590581488480392371
Wind
(km/h)
45
ENE
50
ENE
65
ENE
70
NE
75
NE
85
NE
55
NW
50
WNW
45
WNW
25
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
20
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
15
NNW
0
WSW
30
WNW
20
NW
25
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
onononononcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrossglasscross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:54AM
1.33
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:14AM
0.36
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
Sunrise--6:31-------6:33-------6:33-----
Sunset----5:44-------5:43-------5:42---
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
1-111211-------------1--
Temp. °C191920202020212120192021202019181818192020171717
Feels °C (?)1312111087141312151717171816161615151820121313
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