Tuahuru Reefs 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.10° S 177.94° E

Issued: 12 pm 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Tuahuru Reefs sea temperature is

15.2°C

Tuahuru Reefs surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Tuahuru Reefs today (02 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with NNE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Tuahuru Reefs at 4PM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 02). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Nov)	0.5ft (0.1m)	12s
Afternoon (02 Nov)	0.5ft (0.2m)	6s
Evening (02 Nov)	2ft (0.6m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Mon afternoon, calm by Wed morning).
	Mon 2					Tuesday 3								Wednesday 4								Thu 5
	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
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 See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 12	E 12	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 3	NE 5	NNE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 3	NE 4	NNE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	6	3	6	27	32	23	10	6	9	6	31	104	36	23	17	14	14	20	9	26	116	43	27	56
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNE	N	NNW	NNW	NW	NNW	N	NNE	NE	NE	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	WNW	W	ENE	NE	NNE	NNE	N	NNE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide		12:25PM1.61m				00:54AM1.47m					1:23PM1.57m				1:54AM1.43m				2:22PM1.53m				2:54AM1.41m
Low Tide				6:49PM0.10m					7:07AM0.11m				7:47PM0.12m				8:05AM0.15m				8:44PM0.14m


	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—
	—	—	—	7:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:46	—	—	—	7:47
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	19	21	18	15	15	15	15	17	18	19	21	19	18	17	17	17	17	16	16	18	17	15	14
Feels °C	11	14	15	11	10	12	13	12	14	13	14	17	16	16	15	15	16	16	12	13	16	16	13	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	NE 6	NE 6	NE 5	NE 6	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	S 14	S 15	S 15	NE 6	S 16	S 16	S 14
kJ	153	117	110	78	32	23	10	5	7	7	7	44	36	23	17	14	14	58	109	157	46	318	310	264
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	S 9	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	SE 12	SE 11	S 13	S 13	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 14	S 14	NE 10	E 10	NE 10	S 15	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6
kJ	2	1	6	27	44	30	16	16	5	5	3	13	20	43	38	37	58	4	2	4	218	43	27	17
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 12	E 12	ENE 4	—	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	S 13	S 13	SE 11	S 17	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	E 10	E 10	E 14	S 8	E 13	NE 10	E 13	E 13	E 9
kJ	6	3	2	—	6	6	6	6	3	3	5	5	5	5	5	2	2	4	1	4	4	3	3	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 3	NNE 3	NNE 3	N 3	NNW 3	NW 3	—	—	NE 6	NE 3	NE 5	NNE 6	NNW 2	NNW 2	—	WNW 2	—	NE 6	NE 3	NE 4	NNE 6	—	—	NE 6
kJ	2	2	3	5	3	2	—	—	9	6	31	104	1	1	—	1	—	20	9	26	116	—	—	56
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Rolling Stones Gisborne and Mahia	Opoutama Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Rolling Stones Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Point Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori North Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Loisell's East Cape	Loisell's East Cape	Uruti Point Wairarapa	Waipaoa River Gisborne and Mahia	Mahanga Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Mahanga Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Mahanga Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Table Cape Reefs Gisborne and Mahia	Table Cape Reefs Gisborne and Mahia	Aurora Point Gisborne and Mahia	Tuamotu Island Gisborne and Mahia	Opoutama Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Opoutama Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Opoutama Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Opoutama Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Opoutama Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Opoutama Beach Gisborne and Mahia
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1
Distance (km)	10	8	10	50	52	6	6	79	79	277	42	8	8	8	6	6	2	44	8	8	8	8	8	8
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Whangara	Diners Beach	Diners Beach				Wainui Beach - Stockroute	Pouawa Beach	Last Chance	Whangara	Last Chance	Mahanga Point	Last Chance	Tuamotu Island	Wainui Beach - Whales	Makorori Centre	Wainui Beach - Stockroute	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Makorori North
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1				1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Charleston West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Taronui Bay-Bombora Northland	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	4	4	3	3	3	4	3	1	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4

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