Tuahine Point surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Sunday 03 May 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
16.0° C
(Which is 1.3°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Tuahine Point today?

The current surf forecast for Tuahine Point at 3AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)1ft (0.3m)11s
Afternoon (04 May)1ft (0.3m)10s
Evening (04 May)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
8
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
SSE
17
0.5
SSE
16
0.5
SSE
15
0.6
SSE
14
0.5
SSE
14
0.6
SSE
17
0.6
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
59
55
51
45
24
23
22
20
38
38
38
37
24
23
23
23
94
138
125
165
111
235
203
186
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNW
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
7:15PM1.85m
7:19AM1.78m
7:54PM1.82m
8:02AM1.74m
8:36PM1.79m
8:50AM1.71m
Low Tide
1:23AM0.62m
1:34PM0.54m
2:07AM0.65m
2:16PM0.60m
2:54AM0.68m
3:02PM0.67m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
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6:52
6:52
6:54
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5:15
5:14
5:13
Temp °C
12
12
11
11
12
15
16
15
14
13
12
12
12
16
18
17
16
15
15
15
16
19
21
19
11
10
9
9
10
13
14
13
13
11
9
9
9
14
16
15
14
12
12
12
14
18
20
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
9
0.4
SSE
17
0.5
E
9
0.5
SSE
15
0.6
SSE
14
0.5
SSE
14
0.6
SSE
17
0.6
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
15
Energy kJ
59
55
51
13
12
23
22
20
38
37
38
37
24
23
23
23
94
40
125
165
111
235
203
186
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.4
E
6
0.4
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
E
6
0.3
ENE
4
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
E
9
0.5
SSE
16
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
E
9
0.4
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.6
E
10
0.6
ENE
5
Energy kJ
13
13
13
45
24
7
7
7
3
38
35
33
22
22
21
21
24
138
25
27
27
45
67
21
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.3
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
6
0.1
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.3
ENE
8
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.4
NE
4
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
SSE
9
0.3
S
9
0.3
SSE
18
0.5
E
10
0.4
S
18
0.4
E
10
Energy kJ
6
5
5
8
8
2
6
6
14
5
5
4
17
17
17
3
3
8
8
14
63
46
97
30
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
2
0.2
ENE
3
0.6
NE
4
0.8
NE
5
0.6
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
Energy kJ
1
1
14
25
16
9
9
2
2
12
11
21
12
4
113
30
65
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
2
8
46
46
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
4
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
4
2
2
4
4
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
6
5
5
9
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