Tuahuru Reefs surf break

Tuahuru Reefs surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Sunday 19 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
17.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Tuahuru Reefs today?

The current surf forecast for Tuahuru Reefs at 3PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 19). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Afternoon (19 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (19 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)8s

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


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Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
NNE
1.8
NNE
1.1
NE
1.9
NNE
2
NNE
1.4
NE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
Period(s) (?)8898887888888888811111112121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5134772114585272338491911161251221381421108769156153114130171160157
Wind
(km/h)
20
N
25
N
30
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
20
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
10
NNW
10
SSE
15
SSW
5
NE
20
NW
35
WNW
25
W
25
WNW
35
W
40
W
45
W
35
NW
20
NNW
10
SE
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:52AM
1.58
7:23PM
1.65
7:46AM
1.60
8:16PM
1.68
8:40AM
1.60
9:10PM
1.69
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:10PM
0.02
1:40AM
0.05
2:02PM
-0.01
2:36AM
0.03
2:56PM
-0.01
3:31AM
0.03
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise6:39-------6:39-------6:41-------
Sunset--5:34-------5:32-------5:31-----
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
5-----------2232-----111
Temp. °C171819191817171717171616171514141514131212131314
Feels °C (?)15151517161516161516151417128910643591111
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