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Tuahine Point surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 28 Apr 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
16.3° C
(Which is 1.2°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 11AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 28). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (28 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (28 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Tuahine Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Tue morning, fresh winds from the S by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Fri 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 19 | SE 8 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | |
408 | 283 | 265 | 211 | 183 | 125 | 92 | 73 | 53 | 52 | 49 | 35 | 27 | 26 | 17 | 35 | 23 | 42 | 68 | 183 | 170 | 371 | 367 | 387 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 3:11AM1.91m | 3:49PM1.86m | 4:05AM1.92m | 4:36PM1.89m | 4:51AM1.92m | 5:18PM1.90m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:26AM0.60m | 9:52PM0.61m | 10:16AM0.56m | 10:40PM0.58m | 11:01AM0.52m | 11:22PM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:19 |
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Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 8 |
 kJ | 408 | 283 | 265 | 211 | 183 | 125 | 92 | 73 | 53 | 52 | 49 | 35 | 27 | 26 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 42 | 68 | 63 | 59 | 191 | 202 | 204 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 8 | E 18 | E 18 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | SSE 15 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 11 | NE 8 | SSE 13 | S 14 | SSE 15 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 5 | 7 | 3 | 23 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 57 | 107 | 339 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 18 | E 18 | — | — | S 23 | S 22 | E 12 | — | SE 12 | S 19 | SSE 19 | ENE 5 | SE 11 | SE 10 | NE 8 | E 15 | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 6 | — | — | 10 | 9 | 3 | — | 5 | 7 | 35 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | — | 3 | 9 | 47 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 183 | 170 | 371 | 367 | 387 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 36 | 8 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 99 | 99 | 118 | 118 | 118 | 46 |
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