Boat Harbour Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Gisborne and Mahia, New Zealand)

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Boat Harbour Surf Guide

Boat Harbours in Mahia is a quite exposed reef break that only works once in a while. Summer offers the optimum conditions for surfing. The best wind direction is from the west. Groundswells more frequent than windswells and the best swell direction is from the northeast. A reef breaks right. Best around high tide. When the surf is up, it can get quite busy in the water. Rocks are a hazard.

Boat Harbour Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef	4	inconsistent	16.0°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Boat Harbour:

The best conditions reported for surf at Boat Harbour occur when a Northeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the South.

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Boat Harbour (for consistent clean waves)?

marchBest Season: autumn

The best time of year for surfing Boat Harbour with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Autumn and most often the month of March. Clean surfable waves are typically found 10% of the time in March while 18% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 72% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

10%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

18%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

72%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Boat Harbour Location Map

Interactive Boat Harbour surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Boat Harbour is Gisborne Airport (GIS) in New Zealand, 48 km (30 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Boat Harbour is Whakatane Airport (WHK), also in New Zealand, 159 km (99 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Boat Harbour Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 18:14 Local Time

m, °C	Wednesday 06			Thu
ft, °F	3PM	6PM	9PM	0AM
Wave (m)	ENE	NE	NNE	NE
Period (s)	10	5	6	6
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- on	on	cross- on	on

What does Boat Harbour look like?

Latest photos from Boat Harbour. Upload your own or view all photos on the gallery page.

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Tides at Boat Harbour

Current tide and informaton

For Aurora Point, 1 km from Boat Harbour.

Next High Water: 09:23pm | 1.43m

Next Low Water: 03:44am | 0.3m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Boat Harbour Sea Temperature

The water temperature (16.0 °C) at Boat Harbour is quite cool. If the sun shines as we have forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good spring wetsuit. Effective windchill factor of (17.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 16.0°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite