Tuahine Point surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 09 Jan 2026 NZDT
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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
19.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Tuahine Point today?

The current surf forecast for Tuahine Point at 9AM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am January 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)1ft (0.3m)6s
Afternoon (09 Jan)1ft (0.3m)6s
Evening (09 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)15s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Mon
12
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.2
S
0.2
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
SSE
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
0.2
S
Period(s) (?)66666715141313666611101098877712
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7766781715141377779111917141388811
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
15
NW
5
W
15
SSE
10
SE
10
NE
5
SSW
10
W
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
NE
10
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
oncross-
on
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
offglasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:38AM
2.06
12:00AM
1.96
12:26PM
2.03
12:49AM
1.93
1:09PM
1.99
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:20AM
0.56
5:56PM
0.58
6:09AM
0.59
6:44PM
0.58
6:55AM
0.63
7:28PM
0.59
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Mon
12
Sunrise-5:52-------5:52-------5:54------
Sunset-----8:35-------8:35-------8:35--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161624252623222119192524272826232120273234292525
Feels °C (?)141423222422222118182522272725201716232930252221
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