Tuahine Point surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 13 Feb 2026 NZDT
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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
20.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Tuahine Point today?

The current surf forecast for Tuahine Point at 12PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am February 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Afternoon (13 Feb)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (13 Feb)3ft (0.9m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Mon
16
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
1
E
2
S
3.5
SSW
4
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
S
2.1
SSE
1.9
SSE
Period(s) (?)55566666666778997991011111212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)20252840555458464648536365711171764342050253026252627307012261033
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
5
N
0
W
10
SSE
25
S
25
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
50
SW
45
SW
40
SW
35
WSW
25
SW
20
W
15
W
20
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:59AM
1.73
3:19PM
1.66
3:49AM
1.70
4:20PM
1.63
4:51AM
1.70
5:28PM
1.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:22AM
0.80
9:41PM
0.78
10:18AM
0.82
10:39PM
0.79
11:21AM
0.82
11:42PM
0.76
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Mon
16
Sunrise-6:31-------6:33-------6:33------
Sunset-----8:09-------8:08-------8:07--
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
----11232--136121372------
Temp. °C191922242422212020202121201818181717161516171415
Feels °C (?)202022222322222122232422191514139109811131111
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