Tuahine Point surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 27 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
16.4° C
(Which is 1.1°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 10AM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Apr)3ft (0.9m)16s
Afternoon (27 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)16s
Evening (27 Apr)4ft (1.2m)14s

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 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thu
30
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)
1
2
1
1
0
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
16
1.3
SSE
16
1.4
SSE
16
1.3
SSE
15
1.2
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
13
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
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.2
SSE
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
167
210
446
813
962
746
577
408
378
283
265
211
186
127
94
73
53
52
48
35
34
26
17
35
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
5
W
10
WSW
10
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
N
15
N
15
NNW
20
NW
15
WNW
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:08AM1.91m
2:51PM1.82m
3:11AM1.91m
3:49PM1.86m
4:05AM1.92m
4:36PM1.89m
Low Tide
8:30AM0.65m
8:55PM0.65m
9:26AM0.60m
9:52PM0.61m
10:16AM0.56m
10:40PM0.58m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:46
6:47
6:47
6:48
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5:23
5:22
5:21
5:20
Temp °C
12
11
13
15
15
15
14
14
13
12
13
16
16
15
14
14
13
13
15
19
21
18
15
16
10
9
11
13
12
14
14
13
11
10
11
15
14
13
12
12
11
11
13
17
18
15
12
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
16
1.3
SSE
16
1.4
SSE
16
1.3
SSE
15
1.2
SSE
14
1.1
SSE
13
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
8
0.5
SE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
Energy kJ
167
210
446
813
962
746
577
408
378
283
265
211
186
127
94
73
53
52
48
35
34
26
17
16
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
10
0.3
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
5
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
10
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
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.4
NE
5
0.3
NE
5
Energy kJ
7
52
7
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
6
6
1
1
1
1
3
6
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
8
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
11
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
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
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.2
SSE
19
Energy kJ
3
9
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
12
6
10
9
3
6
5
5
35
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
4
0.6
S
4
0.3
NE
2
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.3
NNE
3
0.3
NNE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.6
NE
5
Energy kJ
11
15
1
2
2
3
2
2
3
7
17
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
2
35
35
35
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
8
9
2
19
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
4
4
4
3
4
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
4
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
9
8
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
6
6
9
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