Tuahine Point surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 21 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
17.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Tuahine Point today?

The current surf forecast for Tuahine Point at 8AM is: 3.5m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 3.0m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)16ft (5.0m)11s
Afternoon (22 Apr)13ft (4.0m)11s
Evening (22 Apr)11ft (3.5m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SSE
1.6
SSE
2.4
SSE
3
SSE
5
S
4.5
S
4
S
4
S
3.5
SSE
3.5
SSE
3.5
SSE
3.5
SSE
2.2
SE
2
SE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
SE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
Period(s) (?)1010111111111110101010101010101099999888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3865511285211663025013381133642754270324262167962769636554449396314249210180153149
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
10
W
40
S
45
SSW
45
SSW
40
SSW
40
S
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
S
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SSE
15
SSE
5
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
crosscrosscrossononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:06PM
2.11
9:31AM
1.97
10:03PM
2.06
10:30AM
1.92
11:02PM
2.01
11:27AM
1.87
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:25AM
0.49
3:45PM
0.46
4:22AM
0.56
4:45PM
0.53
5:22AM
0.62
5:44PM
0.59
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise----6:41-------6:41-------6:43---
Sunset------5:30-------5:29-------5:28-
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--35631111--------------
Temp. °C131313131213131312121211121414141413111112131313
Feels °C (?)111154354556667991010118910111011
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