Tuahuru Reefs surf break

Tuahuru Reefs surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 30 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
16.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Tuahuru Reefs today?

The current surf forecast for Tuahuru Reefs at 2AM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 30). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 15s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Afternoon (01 May)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (01 May)3ft (0.9m)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 Thu night, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
NE
13
0.8
ESE
6
1
SE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.6
NE
7
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
4
7
44
91
76
74
53
53
42
39
37
24
24
34
18
42
26
18
18
55
53
33
34
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
20
N
20
NNE
25
NE
20
NNE
10
NNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
S
5
SE
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
5:20AM1.39m
5:49PM1.42m
6:06AM1.39m
6:33PM1.44m
6:50AM1.39m
Low Tide
11:13PM0.27m
11:35AM0.21m
00:01AM0.26m
12:20PM0.21m
00:47AM0.26m
1:03PM0.22m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:50
6:50
6:52
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5:19
5:17
5:15
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
12
12
12
13
14
14
13
12
12
11
11
12
13
13
8
9
10
10
11
11
11
10
10
10
9
9
8
9
9
10
11
10
10
9
9
10
12
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
14
1.2
S
14
2.1
SSE
15
2.1
SSE
15
1.6
S
14
1.4
S
14
1.3
S
14
1.2
S
13
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
14
0.7
S
11
1
S
16
0.9
S
16
0.9
S
15
0.9
S
15
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
15
0.8
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.8
S
14
Energy kJ
200
565
1924
1873
1059
768
617
495
368
290
220
110
184
110
507
391
357
352
306
283
268
203
198
236
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
8
1
SE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.7
S
10
0.6
E
6
0.2
E
8
0.5
E
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
Energy kJ
2
3
3
3
91
76
74
53
53
42
39
37
96
24
5
18
37
26
18
18
55
53
33
34
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.3
S
16
0.5
S
15
0.7
S
14
0.6
E
6
0.5
S
16
0.1
NE
12
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
NE
7
0.2
ENE
9
Energy kJ
4
4
7
7
3
3
3
2
2
45
104
200
24
132
6
5
5
5
13
14
8
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
7
0.3
SW
2
0.2
SSW
2
0.2
SSW
3
Energy kJ
346
311
44
34
8
42
1
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Distance (km)
160
160
98
84
2
7
7
7
7
7
7
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
2
2
2
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
9
9
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
5
5
9
9
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
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