Tuahine Point surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 27 Mar 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
18.7° 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 11AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 27). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Mar)5ft (1.5m)7s
Afternoon (27 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (27 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Mon
30
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
E
1.4
ENE
1.5
E
1.4
ENE
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
2.2
ENE
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
0.9
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
Period(s) (?)77788888881110101012121212121212121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)209214251226221193246599309283441374353302263609609609599514505488408343
Wind
(km/h)
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
ENE
15
NE
10
NNW
15
NW
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offcrosscrossoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:12AM
1.93
1:34PM
1.80
2:10AM
1.88
2:38PM
1.75
3:15AM
1.84
3:59PM
1.74
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:28AM
0.64
7:54PM
0.59
8:32AM
0.69
8:56PM
0.63
9:41AM
0.69
10:08PM
0.63
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Mon
30
Sunrise--7:16-------7:16-------7:18-----
Sunset-----7:08-------7:07-------7:06--
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
2121--------------------
Temp. °C161717181818181717171923252219191817192121221918
Feels °C (?)121414151515171617172023242018181817202120211818
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