Tuahuru Reefs surf break

Tuahuru Reefs surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 NZST
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
17.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Tuahuru Reefs today?

The current surf forecast for Tuahuru Reefs at 12PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 21). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (21 Apr)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (21 Apr)3ft (0.9m)11s

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


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Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Fri
24
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
1.5
ESE
1.4
SE
Period(s) (?)888911111111111111111111101010101010101099
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)134898712619119119519819219219519118814613513012512594747553378293
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
W
30
WSW
25
SSW
50
SSW
55
S
60
S
50
S
50
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
30
SW
20
SW
30
SSW
25
S
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:40AM
1.60
9:10PM
1.69
9:35AM
1.58
10:05PM
1.68
10:31AM
1.55
11:01PM
1.64
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:36AM
0.03
2:56PM
-0.01
3:31AM
0.03
3:51PM
0.01
4:27AM
0.05
4:46PM
0.05
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Fri
24
Sunrise--6:41-------6:41-------6:43-----
Sunset----5:31-------5:30-------5:29---
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
31---1138103111111-221123
Temp. °C141414151414141414131413131312131312131112121312
Feels °C (?)13111011991054142332455857688
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