Tuahine Point surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 16 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 slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Tuahine Point today?

The current surf forecast for Tuahine Point at 3PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 May)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Afternoon (16 May)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (16 May)5ft (1.6m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tue
19
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
1.6
S
12
1.6
S
11
1.6
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.5
S
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
1.4
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
16
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
317
249
237
210
687
652
632
553
543
111
105
175
492
116
87
56
55
51
47
46
46
46
38
38
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
5:07PM2.04m
5:30AM2.01m
6:00PM2.08m
6:21AM2.01m
6:55PM2.10m
Low Tide
10:57AM0.37m
11:19PM0.45m
11:48AM0.33m
00:13AM0.45m
12:39PM0.34m
1:12AM0.47m
cloud
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
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7:03
7:03
7:05
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:04
5:02
5:01
5:00
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
12
13
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
8
7
7
8
8
8
8
9
10
9
9
9
9
10
11
10
11
13
12
11
12
12
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
13
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.7
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.8
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
Energy kJ
317
249
237
53
57
66
56
65
65
111
105
92
80
69
60
53
53
51
47
46
46
46
32
33
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
5
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.9
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
12
0.7
SSE
12
0.4
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.5
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
Energy kJ
35
36
36
210
164
161
156
119
117
31
17
66
64
59
57
56
55
35
34
34
34
35
38
38
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
11
0.2
SSE
16
0.5
S
16
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.1
S
23
0.1
S
21
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.4
SSE
17
0.4
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
Energy kJ
37
26
121
35
35
33
33
32
32
10
9
17
17
99
87
49
47
16
16
16
17
18
17
17
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
1.2
S
6
1.6
S
12
1.6
S
11
1.6
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.5
S
11
1.1
SE
6
1.1
SE
6
1.4
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
7
Energy kJ
60
45
51
89
687
652
632
553
543
80
89
175
492
116
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
43
118
118
53
53
44
57
42
68
118
118
68
68
11
11
11
35
8
11
11
0
0
0
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
6
5
4
5
4
7
9
9
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
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