Tuahine Point surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 25 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
16.5° C
(Which is 1.0°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 2AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Afternoon (26 Apr)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (26 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tue
28
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
0
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
14
1
SSE
14
1
SSE
14
1
SSE
14
1
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
13
0.8
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
16
1.3
SSE
16
1.3
SSE
16
1.2
SSE
15
1.3
SSE
14
1.2
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
13
1.1
SSE
12
1
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
68
68
116
367
389
378
331
265
253
172
175
169
129
129
441
823
813
637
687
522
414
371
294
215
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
5
NNE
10
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
SW
5
W
10
WNW
10
WSW
5
W
5
WSW
10
S
15
S
10
SSE
10
ESE
5
NNE
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
E
on
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-on
High Tide
12:28PM1.82m
1:04AM1.93m
1:37PM1.80m
2:08AM1.91m
2:51PM1.82m
3:11AM1.91m
Low Tide
6:44PM0.64m
7:28AM0.67m
7:48PM0.66m
8:30AM0.65m
8:55PM0.65m
9:26AM0.60m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:45
6:46
6:47
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5:25
5:24
5:23
5:22
1
1
Temp °C
13
12
11
11
10
10
12
19
21
17
14
13
13
12
13
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
15
11
11
8
8
7
7
8
16
18
15
13
11
12
11
12
14
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SSE
9
0.7
SE
9
1
SSE
14
1
SSE
14
1
SSE
14
1
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
13
0.8
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
16
1.3
SSE
16
1.3
SSE
16
1.2
SSE
15
1.3
SSE
14
1.2
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
13
1.1
SSE
12
1
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
Energy kJ
68
68
81
367
389
378
331
265
253
172
175
169
129
129
441
823
813
637
687
522
414
371
294
215
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
8
0.4
SSE
14
0.5
SSE
14
0.1
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.4
SSE
6
0.5
S
5
0.4
SSE
5
0.1
E
11
0.5
SSE
5
0.5
SSE
5
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
NE
8
Energy kJ
12
68
116
2
7
7
7
6
6
7
7
8
11
14
8
2
14
14
2
2
2
2
2
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
12
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
NE
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
S
18
0.1
NE
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
NE
5
0.2
E
10
0.3
SSE
16
0.1
E
11
0.1
NE
9
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
E
10
Energy kJ
30
12
6
6
3
6
3
7
3
7
8
1
7
52
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
6
0.6
S
5
0.6
S
4
0.5
S
4
Energy kJ
1
18
15
10
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
44
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
2
0
2
35
35
44
44
0
0
0
0
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
4
4
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
4
4
4
4
3
4
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
4
5
6
8
5
7
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
6
6
5
8
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
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