Tuahuru Reefs surf break

Tuahuru Reefs surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 06 May 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
15.9° 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 11AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 06). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 17s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (06 May)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (06 May)4ft (1.2m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 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)
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
10
0.9
NE
5
1.2
NE
6
0.5
E
10
1
NE
6
0.5
E
10
1
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
1
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
42
43
44
45
47
36
95
46
66
46
65
37
66
98
147
61
56
34
57
99
150
224
274
297
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
20
NNE
30
NNE
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
30
NNE
15
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
35
NNE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
9:00AM1.35m
9:23PM1.43m
9:42AM1.32m
10:06PM1.40m
10:25AM1.28m
10:48PM1.38m
Low Tide
3:00AM0.28m
3:12PM0.27m
3:44AM0.30m
3:55PM0.29m
4:28AM0.32m
4:37PM0.31m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:54
6:56
6:56
6:58
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5:13
5:12
5:10
5:09
Temp °C
17
17
17
19
19
19
19
18
17
17
17
17
18
18
16
16
15
15
15
17
19
19
17
17
14
14
14
16
14
16
16
15
14
14
13
13
13
15
13
12
11
11
10
13
15
14
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
15
0.7
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.8
S
17
0.8
S
16
0.8
S
15
0.9
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.4
S
13
1
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
7
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
Energy kJ
212
198
187
381
314
291
47
34
27
22
28
88
87
55
75
42
28
34
57
31
32
15
16
16
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.7
S
15
0.7
S
14
0.7
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.5
S
14
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
10
0.4
S
14
0.4
S
14
0.4
E
9
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
Energy kJ
17
12
12
45
47
30
209
200
191
136
93
28
26
16
57
58
26
33
32
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.1
S
11
0.4
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
S
14
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
20
Energy kJ
42
43
44
45
2
30
46
47
46
44
16
15
33
15
15
8
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
1.2
NE
6
1
NE
6
1
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
1
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.3
NNE
3
0.2
NNW
3
1
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.5
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
1.7
ENE
7
Energy kJ
36
21
13
20
36
95
66
65
37
66
98
147
61
56
1
1
99
150
224
274
297
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Distance (km)
8
6
8
8
8
8
10
8
8
8
8
8
8
11
11
13
13
13
13
44
13
13
44
44
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
2
4
2
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
6
5
7
5
6
6
6
7
5
6
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