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Tuahine Point surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Sunday 31 May 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
15.3° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Tuahine Point today (31 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Tuahine Point at 1PM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 31). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (31 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Tuahine Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wed 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | |
251 | 218 | 171 | 128 | 105 | 78 | 56 | 43 | 41 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 103 | 73 | 75 | 66 | 86 | 125 | 153 | 115 | 96 | 232 | 193 | 184 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 5:29AM1.76m | 6:03PM1.78m | 6:09AM1.72m | 6:47PM1.76m | 6:52AM1.69m | 7:31PM1.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:42AM0.57m | 00:10AM0.70m | 12:23PM0.60m | 00:58AM0.73m | 1:06PM0.63m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 |
 | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | 4:52 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
8 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | S 12 | NE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 |
 kJ | 251 | 218 | 171 | 128 | 105 | 78 | 56 | 43 | 41 | 17 | 25 | 25 | 103 | 16 | 75 | 66 | 86 | 125 | 3 | 38 | 96 | 232 | 193 | 184 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ENE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 14 | S 14 | ENE 9 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 67 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 15 | SSE 10 | SSE 15 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 9 | S 15 | — | — | S 14 | — | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 21 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 4 | — | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — |
| kJ | 4 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 45 | 52 | 38 | 29 | 42 | 76 | 88 | 206 | 311 | 73 | 303 | 340 | 520 | 772 | 153 | 115 | 1094 | 995 | 798 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 46 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 299 | 254 | 174 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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