Tuahine Point surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 06 May 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
16.1° C
(Which is 1.1°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 12AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)--
Afternoon (07 May)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (07 May)1.5ft (0.5m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
15
0.5
SSE
15
0.5
SSE
14
0.5
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
13
0.7
ENE
6
0.3
SSE
14
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
14
0.6
ENE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
206
186
123
118
115
66
66
63
35
35
37
42
42
28
19
26
48
70
72
74
102
110
110
141
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
10
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NE
10
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNE
15
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
10
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
9:20PM1.77m
9:41AM1.70m
10:09PM1.76m
10:32AM1.69m
10:59PM1.76m
11:20AM1.70m
Low Tide
3:02PM0.67m
3:42AM0.70m
3:53PM0.72m
4:31AM0.72m
4:46PM0.76m
5:23AM0.72m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
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6:54
6:56
6:56
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5:13
5:12
5:10
5:09
2
Temp °C
20
18
17
16
15
15
15
19
20
17
14
14
13
13
14
20
21
18
17
18
19
17
17
19
18
17
15
14
13
13
14
18
18
16
12
12
11
11
12
17
18
15
14
15
16
17
16
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
15
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
SSE
14
0.5
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
9
Energy kJ
206
186
20
118
115
66
45
44
14
34
22
42
42
28
15
26
48
70
72
74
102
110
87
101
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
10
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
SSE
15
0.5
E
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.3
ENE
14
0.4
ENE
14
0.5
ENE
14
0.6
ENE
13
Energy kJ
47
18
123
18
11
12
66
63
27
15
37
37
18
19
7
7
19
19
20
20
41
68
110
141
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
18
0.4
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
ENE
9
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
13
0.3
E
9
0.3
SSW
14
0.2
S
14
0.3
NE
8
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.1
E
15
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
SSE
14
Energy kJ
98
30
17
30
30
29
29
35
35
15
36
15
11
19
19
4
16
16
16
19
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NE
5
1.1
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
1.5
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.5
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.8
NE
7
2.1
NE
8
Energy kJ
24
72
56
39
82
90
43
43
189
247
206
262
327
525
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
Distance (km)
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
6
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
1
4
1
1
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
9
9
5
6
7
5
4
5
7
5
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
5
6
7
6
6
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