Tuahine Point surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 28 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
16.3° C
(Which is 1.2°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 11AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 28). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (28 Apr)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (28 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)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 13°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue morning, fresh winds from the S by Thu morning).

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Fri
1
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSE
13
1
SSE
12
1
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.7
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.2
SSE
19
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
14
1.5
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
6
1.9
S
7
1.8
S
8
1.8
S
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
408
283
265
211
183
125
92
73
53
52
49
35
27
26
17
35
23
42
68
183
170
371
367
387
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
NNE
10
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
15
N
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
15
SW
35
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
off
off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
3:11AM1.91m
3:49PM1.86m
4:05AM1.92m
4:36PM1.89m
4:51AM1.92m
5:18PM1.90m
Low Tide
9:26AM0.60m
9:52PM0.61m
10:16AM0.56m
10:40PM0.58m
11:01AM0.52m
11:22PM0.56m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
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6:47
6:47
6:48
6:48
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5:22
5:21
5:20
5:19
Temp °C
13
12
13
16
16
15
14
14
13
14
16
19
21
18
15
15
15
15
14
15
14
14
14
14
11
10
11
14
13
13
12
12
11
11
14
16
18
15
12
12
13
12
7
8
7
8
8
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSE
13
1
SSE
12
1
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.7
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
13
1.4
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
7
1.4
SE
8
Energy kJ
408
283
265
211
183
125
92
73
53
52
49
35
27
26
17
16
15
42
68
63
59
191
202
204
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
NE
8
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.2
ENE
3
0.2
ENE
3
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.1
SE
11
0.1
NE
8
0.4
SSE
13
0.5
S
14
0.9
SSE
15
Energy kJ
2
2
2
3
6
6
1
1
1
1
1
1
5
7
3
23
11
6
4
2
57
107
339
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
NE
18
0.1
E
18
0.1
S
23
0.1
S
22
0.1
E
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
S
19
0.2
SSE
19
0.2
ENE
5
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
10
0.1
NE
8
0.1
E
15
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
E
8
Energy kJ
3
3
3
2
2
12
6
10
9
3
5
7
35
2
4
4
2
4
2
2
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.5
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.3
NNE
4
0.6
NE
4
1
NE
5
0.6
SSW
5
1.5
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
6
1.9
S
7
1.8
S
8
1.8
S
8
Energy kJ
3
4
6
3
4
3
9
47
17
183
170
371
367
387
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
1
8
1
0
0
0
0
0
8
36
8
19
2
2
11
99
99
118
118
118
46
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
6
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
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