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Tuahine Point surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 19 May 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
15.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Tuahine Point today?
The current surf forecast for Tuahine Point at 11AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (19 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (19 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Tuahine Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Fri 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 12 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | |
49 | 49 | 49 | 47 | 37 | 32 | 22 | 81 | 65 | 40 | 41 | 45 | 36 | 50 | 27 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:17AM2.00m | 7:52PM2.11m | 8:17AM1.97m | 8:51PM2.09m | 9:19AM1.95m | 9:51PM2.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:12AM0.47m | 1:34PM0.37m | 2:14AM0.50m | 2:30PM0.43m | 3:15AM0.54m | 3:31PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | 4:59 |
1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 14 |
12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 |
 kJ | 49 | 49 | 49 | 47 | 32 | 32 | 20 | 81 | 65 | 40 | 41 | 45 | 36 | 50 | 27 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 39 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 37 | 23 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 9 | E 8 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 22 | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 13 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 50 | 50 | 36 | 110 | 36 | 36 | 36 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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