Tuahuru Reefs surf break

Tuahuru Reefs surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Sunday 11 Jan 2026 NZDT
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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
19.8° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Tuahuru Reefs today?

The current surf forecast for Tuahuru Reefs at 7PM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 11). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jan)1ft (0.3m)7s
Afternoon (11 Jan)1ft (0.3m)7s
Evening (11 Jan)1ft (0.3m)7s

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

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Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.6
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.3
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.9
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.8
NE
1.7
NE
1.3
NE
1.1
NE
Period(s) (?)777775555888994445567776
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)99888171912111155331216256113318926726315988
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
NW
20
NNW
15
NW
25
W
20
SSW
25
S
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
ENE
25
NE
30
NE
35
NE
45
NE
45
NNE
35
NNE
20
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
ononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:00PM
1.42
1:31AM
1.35
1:48PM
1.36
2:20AM
1.32
2:36PM
1.32
3:09AM
1.32
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:20PM
0.21
7:39AM
0.30
8:06PM
0.26
8:28AM
0.35
8:51PM
0.30
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Sunrise-------5:54-------5:56-------5:56
Sunset---8:36-------8:36-------8:36----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C273133312724232221171818171717181919191920212019
Feels °C (?)242730272320191818131515141414141513121317201717
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