Tuahine Point surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 07 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
19.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Tuahine Point today?

The current surf forecast for Tuahine Point at 3PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (07 Jan)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (07 Jan)1.5ft (0.5m)7s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
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 (?)
0.5
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
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
Period(s) (?)6777776666666666666715141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2241382623222021141414131212127666817151413
Wind
(km/h)
5
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
ENE
5
WSW
10
WNW
5
W
5
W
15
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
5
SE
5
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
5
WSW
10
SE
10
E
5
E
0
SSE
5
WNW
5
W
5
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
ononglasscross-
off
offoffoffglassoncrosscrossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:54AM
2.06
10:18PM
1.94
10:47AM
2.07
11:10PM
1.96
11:38AM
2.06
12:00AM
1.96
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:16PM
0.57
4:27AM
0.53
5:07PM
0.57
5:20AM
0.56
5:56PM
0.58
6:09AM
0.59
Wednesday
07
Thursday
08
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunrise-------5:50-------5:52-------5:52
Sunset---8:35-------8:35-------8:35----
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---121------------------
Temp. °C192020191817171619181818171616172324272623201817
Feels °C (?)191920211917181618151619171515162323262624201817
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