Tuahuru Reefs surf break

Tuahuru Reefs surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 14 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
18.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Tuahuru Reefs today?

The current surf forecast for Tuahuru Reefs at 2PM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 14). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Afternoon (14 Apr)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (14 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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


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Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
Period(s) (?)131313131312121212121211111111111111141414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)59949548540439229729022917813613290855858403939416967103101132
Wind
(km/h)
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
30
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
W
30
W
25
WSW
10
SW
20
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
NW
30
WNW
35
SW
40
SW
40
WSW
25
WNW
25
W
20
W
15
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise6:33-------6:35-------6:35-------
Sunset--5:42-------5:39-------5:38-----
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---11-------------------
Temp. °C192021171616141516171818171617171817171715141414
Feels °C (?)1617181212129810111614118101112108998910
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