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Tuahuru Reefs surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand
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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
15.4° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Tuahuru Reefs today?
The current surf forecast for Tuahuru Reefs at 9PM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 21). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
| Evening (21 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Tuahuru Reefs. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 21 | Friday 22 | Saturday 23 | Sun 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E 8 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 11 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | |
7 | 14 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 32 | 12 | 11 | 29 | 49 | 38 | 55 | 94 | 92 | 90 | 111 | 107 | 124 | 158 | 88 | 198 | 180 | 180 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 9:48PM1.71m | 10:15AM1.54m | 10:44PM1.66m | 11:12AM1.49m | 11:40PM1.60m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:11AM0.03m | 4:29PM0.03m | 5:08AM0.06m | 5:25PM0.09m | 6:04AM0.10m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | |
5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 6 | SSE 9 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 8 | NE 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 13 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 11 | S 15 | S 16 |
4 | 8 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 32 | 12 | 25 | 24 | 49 | 38 | 55 | 94 | 92 | 90 | 209 | 107 | 124 | 158 | 88 | 198 | 422 | 597 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 11 | NE 7 | NE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 13 | ENE 10 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 11 | 29 | 23 | 35 | 55 | 70 | 63 | 117 | 111 | 196 | 184 | 132 | 121 | 85 | 180 | 180 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | E 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | ENE 8 | SSE 11 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 11 | E 11 | S 16 | NE 4 | S 13 | S 13 | S 9 | SSW 5 | S 5 | ENE 12 | SE 8 | ENE 11 | S 14 | SE 11 | SE 11 |
8 | 3 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 31 | 84 | 42 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 3 | 69 | 65 | 5 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 5 | NNW 2 | — | WNW 2 | — | — | — | — | NE 7 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 2 | — | SSE 5 |
7 | 14 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 2 | 6 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 29 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 154 | 79 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 52 | 52 | 52 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
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