Tuahuru Reefs surf break

Tuahuru Reefs surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 03 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
15.9° 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 11PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 03). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)--
Afternoon (03 May)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (03 May)1.5ft (0.5m)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 19°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wed
6
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
20
20
13
13
14
14
26
26
25
25
25
38
38
57
57
37
38
40
41
42
66
44
45
Wind (km/h)
5
E
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
NE
20
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
N
15
NNE
20
NE
25
NNE
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
15
N
20
NNE
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
7:16PM1.45m
7:34AM1.38m
7:58PM1.45m
8:17AM1.37m
8:41PM1.45m
9:00AM1.35m
Low Tide
1:32AM0.26m
1:46PM0.23m
2:17AM0.26m
2:30PM0.25m
3:00AM0.28m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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6:52
6:54
6:54
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5:15
5:15
5:14
5:13
Temp °C
12
12
13
12
12
12
12
13
14
14
14
13
13
12
12
14
17
17
16
16
16
17
18
19
11
11
11
10
11
11
11
11
11
10
11
11
11
10
10
11
13
12
13
13
14
14
14
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
ENE
5
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
S
9
0.5
E
9
0.7
NE
5
0.7
S
15
0.7
S
15
0.8
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.7
S
14
Energy kJ
200
188
121
114
72
63
59
57
53
51
71
14
63
61
57
57
42
38
21
227
212
257
187
200
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.6
S
10
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.5
E
8
0.5
S
9
0.6
S
16
0.5
NE
5
0.5
E
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
Energy kJ
19
20
20
13
13
14
14
26
26
25
25
68
38
38
61
43
37
41
198
11
42
66
44
45
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.3
E
8
0.3
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.2
SSW
12
0.2
SSW
14
0.4
ENE
9
0.5
NE
5
0.4
NE
4
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.4
S
17
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
NE
5
0.5
NE
4
0.3
SSE
18
0.4
S
18
Energy kJ
2
12
12
6
6
3
3
14
18
25
11
5
30
30
30
93
40
41
7
10
64
97
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
3
0.6
NE
4
0.8
NE
4
0.6
NE
5
0.5
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.8
NE
4
0.9
NNE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.6
NNE
4
0.4
NNE
4
0.4
NE
5
Energy kJ
7
14
24
17
9
9
8
6
25
37
23
13
7
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
Distance (km)
2
7
8
8
8
10
11
10
7
11
11
11
11
11
10
11
7
10
6
6
6
8
8
8
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
8
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