Tuahine Point surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 11 Apr 2026 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
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 3PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 11). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Afternoon (11 Apr)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (11 Apr)10ft (3.0m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
!
!
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.7
E
3
ENE
3
ENE
2.1
E
2.3
E
2.5
E
3
E
3.5
E
4
ENE
3
E
2
E
1.7
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.1
E
0.6
E
1.1
E
1
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
Period(s) (?)101010111212101010101112111010101210161111141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)39447055663924242534884102414181924262138462196802603461614216177282237581526436
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
40
ENE
45
ENE
50
NE
60
NE
60
NE
45
NNE
40
NW
40
WNW
30
NW
30
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
N
15
N
20
NW
20
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:33PM
1.67
1:02AM
1.76
1:27PM
1.67
1:55AM
1.78
2:25PM
1.70
2:51AM
1.82
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:37AM
0.74
6:52PM
0.80
7:31AM
0.75
7:44PM
0.78
8:25AM
0.73
8:38PM
0.73
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise6:30-------6:31-------6:31-------
Sunset--5:45-------5:44-------5:43-----
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-11-23--126516----------
Temp. °C171818181819191920202020212120181921222018181717
Feels °C (?)161616161516161414131211151613131419191816171414
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