Tuahine Point surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Friday 10 Apr 2026 NZST
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Tuahine Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Tuahine Point sea temperature is
18.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tuahine Point today?

The current surf forecast for Tuahine Point at 2PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 10). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (10 Apr)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (10 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

Table - waves today at Tuahine Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
2
2
1
1
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
2.5
ENE
3
ENE
2
E
2.1
E
2.3
E
3
E
3.5
E
4
ENE
2.5
E
1.8
E
1.9
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
Period(s) (?)101010101010101010101012121010101011121212101012
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2712712663123183253313946435805451999249379285510041507286040241893864716598702
Wind
(km/h)
5
S
10
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
15
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
40
ENE
50
ENE
60
NE
60
NE
50
NNE
35
NNW
30
NW
25
NW
20
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:44AM
1.68
12:11AM
1.75
12:33PM
1.67
1:02AM
1.76
1:27PM
1.67
1:55AM
1.78
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:02PM
0.78
6:37AM
0.74
6:52PM
0.80
7:31AM
0.75
7:44PM
0.78
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Sunrise6:30-------6:30-------6:31-------
Sunset--5:46-------5:45-------5:44-----
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181918171717171718181818181919202020212221211919
Feels °C (?)191916151617171617161616151616161311131617171516
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