Tuahine Point surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 17 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
18.2° 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 10AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (17 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (17 Apr)3ft (0.9m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
E
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.4
ESE
0.4
SSE
0.4
SSE
0.3
ESE
0.3
SSE
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.6
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.6
ENE
Period(s) (?)14991413121110109129911811118886777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10113413726152231721412575684731302414121141584715172637
Wind
(km/h)
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
5
N
15
NE
15
NNW
15
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
25
N
20
NNE
25
NNW
10
WNW
10
N
15
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:22AM
2.01
5:46PM
2.02
6:06AM
2.06
6:33PM
2.09
6:51AM
2.07
7:21PM
2.13
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:39AM
0.43
11:54PM
0.45
12:24PM
0.36
12:42AM
0.42
1:09PM
0.32
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
Sunrise--6:35-------6:37-------6:37-----
Sunset----5:37-------5:36-------5:34---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----------------134----
Temp. °C121114192018151415151720191818181718161821181515
Feels °C (?)8811171715121012121417161415141415151819171414
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