Tuahuru Reefs surf break

Tuahuru Reefs surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 02 May 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
16.0° C
(Which is 1.1°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tuahuru Reefs today?

The current surf forecast for Tuahuru Reefs at 5PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 02). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (02 May)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (02 May)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tue
5
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
NNE
7
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
7
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.6
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
24
25
17
18
36
47
18
18
19
27
19
20
22
14
14
21
14
17
39
38
37
38
38
54
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
NNE
25
NE
25
NNE
15
N
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
0
S
5
E
10
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
5
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:06AM1.39m
6:33PM1.44m
6:50AM1.39m
7:16PM1.45m
7:34AM1.38m
7:58PM1.45m
Low Tide
12:20PM0.21m
00:47AM0.26m
1:03PM0.22m
1:32AM0.26m
1:46PM0.23m
2:17AM0.26m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:50
6:52
6:52
6:54
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5:17
5:15
5:15
5:14
Temp °C
12
13
14
14
13
12
12
11
11
12
12
13
13
13
12
12
12
13
14
14
14
13
12
12
8
9
10
10
10
11
10
9
9
12
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
12
12
11
11
12
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
14
0.7
S
11
1
S
16
0.9
S
16
0.9
S
15
0.8
S
15
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
15
0.8
S
15
0.7
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
13
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
Energy kJ
184
110
507
396
362
283
306
283
272
203
200
186
121
114
72
63
59
57
53
51
71
68
63
61
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
10
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
7
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.6
E
9
Energy kJ
96
25
17
18
36
26
18
18
19
27
19
20
22
14
14
21
14
17
39
38
37
38
38
54
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
6
0.5
S
16
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.4
NE
7
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.1
N
11
0.2
ENE
9
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.2
S
6
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
6
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
12
0.5
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
Energy kJ
24
132
1
1
5
5
12
12
12
2
8
12
12
3
6
3
15
15
9
5
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
3
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.7
NNE
7
0.3
NE
2
0.4
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
Energy kJ
2
10
8
47
1
4
14
15
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
8
8
8
8
8
0
2
2
2
2
7
7
8
8
8
8
8
10
11
11
11
6
11
11
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
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