Tuahine Point surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 18 Sep 2025 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
13.7° 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 5AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)5ft (1.6m)7s
Afternoon (19 Sep)6ft (1.9m)8s
Evening (19 Sep)7ft (2.2m)9s

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

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Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
2
2
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
1.6
SSE
1.9
SSE
1.9
SSE
2.4
S
2.2
S
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SE
0.6
SSE
1
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.4
SSE
Period(s) (?)101514147889910999914141413141212121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)202154512764925168757533863342762211901633943842733121231691238547
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
20
WNW
15
W
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
15
E
25
ENE
20
NNE
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
25
NW
20
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcrosscrosscross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:37AM
1.72
4:10PM
1.82
4:45AM
1.77
5:10PM
1.87
5:35AM
1.83
5:55PM
1.92
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:15PM
0.72
9:43AM
0.65
10:25PM
0.69
10:49AM
0.60
11:21PM
0.63
11:38AM
0.56
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Sunrise----6:01-------6:01------5:58----
Sunset-------6:00-------6:01-------6:01
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----21------------------
Temp. °C151312111011101098789111211976710161613
Feels °C (?)128743323443467665323612109
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Gisborne and Mahia

  1. weather stationWind Update Cross-shore wind has turned cross-on at Blacks Reef (light winds from the WSW at Mahia Automatic Weather Station 15 km from Blacks Reef). 1.2m 4s local chop from the WSW with a 0.5m 10s swell from the S and a 0.4m 13s groundswell, also from the S. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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Actual: 47 min ago

13 km/h
NNE
Cross-Off
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