Tuahuru Reefs surf break

Tuahuru Reefs surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 18 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
17.6° 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 1PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 18). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (18 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Evening (18 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


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Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tue
21
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.7
NNE
0.9
NE
1.1
NE
1.2
NE
1.3
NE
1.6
NE
1.4
NE
1.7
NNE
1.7
NNE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.4
NE
1.1
ENE
Period(s) (?)1212121257777789978888877888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7247464525651091431402082774544119610188919181104101149245157
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNW
25
NNW
30
N
30
N
30
N
35
N
35
N
35
N
45
NNE
35
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
20
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
5
NNW
5
ESE
10
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
10
NNW
15
NNE
30
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
ononcrosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:00AM
1.54
6:30PM
1.58
6:52AM
1.58
7:23PM
1.65
7:46AM
1.60
8:16PM
1.68
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:17PM
0.06
12:46AM
0.08
1:10PM
0.02
1:40AM
0.05
2:02PM
-0.01
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tue
21
Sunrise--6:37-------6:39-------6:39-----
Sunset----5:36-------5:34-------5:32---
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
----------11------1----1
Temp. °C161617191919191918181819201918171717151618181716
Feels °C (?)111111141414131311131416161616151617141316171511
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