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Tuahuru Reefs surf break

Tuahuru Reefs surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 20 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
17.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Tuahuru Reefs today?

The current surf forecast for Tuahuru Reefs at 11PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 20). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)--
Afternoon (20 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (20 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.6
E
1
E
0.7
E
Period(s) (?)988888891111111111111111111110101010810
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)180164165153134116871261911872402442401891911881881812121301307014492
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
5
NNW
15
NW
5
W
15
WSW
20
W
25
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
15
W
25
WSW
45
S
70
SSW
65
SSW
60
SSW
50
S
50
S
45
S
40
S
35
S
35
S
25
S
30
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:16PM
1.68
8:40AM
1.60
9:10PM
1.69
9:35AM
1.58
10:05PM
1.68
10:31AM
1.55
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:36AM
0.03
2:56PM
-0.01
3:31AM
0.03
3:51PM
0.01
4:27AM
0.05
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise------6:41-------6:41-------6:43-
Sunset5:32-------5:31-------5:30-------
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---4211----134693111----
Temp. °C171817141414141415141514151312121313141313131413
Feels °C (?)1617151312119898121070-1023445577
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