Tuahuru Reefs surf break

Tuahuru Reefs surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 18 Nov 2025 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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 1.5°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 12PM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 18). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Nov)8ft (2.4m)7s
Afternoon (18 Nov)7ft (2.2m)8s
Evening (18 Nov)7ft (2.2m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Fri
21
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
ENE
2
ENE
2.5
NE
2.2
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.4
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.1
NE
1.9
NE
1.6
NE
2.1
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
Period(s) (?)77888888888889991111101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2223957036026186915545275896196347317898391045699791615867676573502502416
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
45
NE
45
NE
50
NE
40
NNE
35
NE
40
NNE
45
NNE
40
NE
45
NE
40
NE
40
NE
45
NNE
35
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
5
ESE
5
NNE
10
SSW
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononononononononononcross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
glassoncross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:10AM
1.34
5:25PM
1.33
5:55AM
1.36
6:10PM
1.34
6:38AM
1.39
6:54PM
1.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:17AM
0.33
11:39PM
0.26
12:05PM
0.32
12:23AM
0.26
12:51PM
0.31
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Fri
21
Sunrise-5:43-------5:41-------5:41------
Sunset-----8:02-------8:04-------8:05--
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
mod rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------11-721-------
Temp. °C161617181818171717171817171718181820232525252221
Feels °C (?)141414121111111211111311121212141820222324242120
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