Tuahine Point surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 19 Dec 2025 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
18.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Tuahine Point today?

The current surf forecast for Tuahine Point at 7PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm December 19). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Dec)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (19 Dec)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (19 Dec)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.5
S
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.9
SSW
0.7
S
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
1.6
SSW
1.4
S
0.7
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
Period(s) (?)887888886669999989999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)49332821211920206438396616812412141526668131106119113127136
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
5
SW
25
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
10
SSW
20
SE
20
E
15
E
10
SSE
5
SW
5
WNW
10
WNW
20
SSW
25
SE
20
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:10PM
1.69
6:47AM
1.72
6:58PM
1.67
7:39AM
1.73
7:49PM
1.68
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:09PM
0.77
12:26AM
0.66
1:00PM
0.78
1:14AM
0.68
1:55PM
0.79
2:02AM
0.69
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Sunrise-------5:37-------5:37-------5:39
Sunset---8:30-------8:30-------8:30----
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202223222019181819181717151412131616161615151515
Feels °C (?)182119191615141516141414131310111110121413131314
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