Tuahuru Reefs surf break

Tuahuru Reefs surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 29 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
16.1° C
(Which is 1.1°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tuahuru Reefs today?

The current surf forecast for Tuahuru Reefs at 5PM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 29). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Afternoon (29 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Evening (29 Apr)2ft (0.6m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the S by Thu morning).

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Sat
2
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
1
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.1
NE
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.2
ENE
9
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.6
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
4
6
49
21
16
8
3
10
10
8
4
4
4
7
7
7
45
44
40
35
24
32
24
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
NNE
20
NE
10
N
15
NW
15
W
10
W
20
SW
40
S
40
S
35
S
25
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
N
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:14PM1.38m
4:33AM1.40m
5:03PM1.39m
5:20AM1.39m
5:49PM1.42m
Low Tide
10:01AM0.20m
10:22PM0.26m
10:49AM0.21m
11:13PM0.27m
11:35AM0.21m
00:01AM0.26m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:48
6:50
6:50
6:50
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5:21
5:20
5:19
5:17
1
1
Temp °C
15
17
19
19
17
17
16
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
12
12
14
15
17
14
14
13
11
8
7
6
8
8
9
10
10
10
11
10
11
10
10
10
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
14
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.6
S
13
0.7
S
14
2.1
SSE
14
2.2
SSE
15
2.1
SSE
15
1.9
SSE
14
1.6
S
14
1.4
S
14
1.3
S
13
1.2
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
0.9
S
11
Energy kJ
75
54
53
19
21
16
19
70
10
10
2
121
203
1610
2076
1825
1439
999
715
582
439
350
280
205
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
7
0.1
NE
7
0.1
SE
12
0.5
S
8
0.5
S
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
NE
5
0.4
SSE
8
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.2
ENE
9
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.6
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
6
Energy kJ
2
2
6
33
33
20
8
19
10
4
8
2
2
3
7
3
3
45
44
40
35
24
32
24
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
22
0.1
S
22
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
20
0.2
S
19
0.3
S
18
0.3
S
15
0.3
NE
5
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.2
SSE
10
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
E
13
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.4
S
15
0.5
S
14
Energy kJ
9
9
8
8
30
57
40
3
8
8
9
4
4
4
7
7
7
3
3
3
5
5
74
102
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
1
NE
5
1.5
SSW
14
2.1
S
7
2
S
7
1.8
SSE
7
1.7
SSE
7
Energy kJ
3
4
6
49
838
389
371
355
302
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
Distance (km)
10
11
11
8
8
2
2
4
97
136
160
102
98
4
2
2
7
7
7
7
7
8
8
8
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
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