Tuahuru Reefs surf break

Tuahuru Reefs surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 11 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 normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tuahuru Reefs today?

The current surf forecast for Tuahuru Reefs at 11AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 1.2m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 11). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Afternoon (11 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Evening (11 Apr)8ft (2.5m)12s

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


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Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
E
1.7
ENE
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.7
E
1.8
E
2.5
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
3.5
ENE
4
ENE
5
ENE
6
ENE
6
ENE
4
NE
2.3
NE
2.2
E
2.1
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.5
NNE
Period(s) (?)10101010101012121010101111121212101010109999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)58461058447455260518092092191924633538542586641027641421396996880591574302286287338
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSE
15
E
20
E
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
45
ENE
50
ENE
60
ENE
70
ENE
75
NE
85
NE
65
NE
55
WNW
45
WNW
30
NW
30
NW
25
NNW
25
N
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:07AM
1.34
12:27PM
1.24
12:54AM
1.33
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:27AM
0.36
6:39PM
0.35
7:14AM
0.36
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tue
14
Sunrise--6:31-------6:31-------6:33-----
Sunset----5:45-------5:44-------5:43---
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------12---12317--------
Temp. °C181717181818181819192020202020212019202121201918
Feels °C (?)1916151515151313131211108710131214161717151514
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