Tuahuru Reefs surf break

Tuahuru Reefs surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Monday 16 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
18.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tuahuru Reefs today?

The current surf forecast for Tuahuru Reefs at 5PM is: 1.4m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 16). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (16 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)5s
Evening (16 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)5s

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


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Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
E
1
E
1.4
ENE
1.6
NE
1.2
NE
1
NE
0.6
E
0.7
ENE
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.7
ENE
0.5
E
1
NE
1.1
NE
0.9
ENE
0.8
NE
0.6
ENE
0.8
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
E
Period(s) (?)875565888888455558455566
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)90112891338853406041425533406247311571374436283436
Wind
(km/h)
30
NNE
35
NE
40
NE
40
NNE
30
NNE
15
N
5
W
10
WSW
0
S
10
ESE
20
ENE
30
NE
35
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
10
NNE
5
SW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offglasscross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:35PM
1.27
5:04AM
1.38
5:26PM
1.31
5:53AM
1.42
6:17PM
1.36
6:41AM
1.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:31AM
0.35
10:45PM
0.30
11:21AM
0.30
11:36PM
0.26
12:11PM
0.24
12:27AM
0.21
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Sunrise--------7:05-------7:07-------
Sunset---7:27-------7:25-------7:23----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C151718181817161616171718181716151617181818171717
Feels °C (?)101111111315161617171514131313121313131415171816
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