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Mahanga Beach Surf Forecast
/ Gisborne and Mahia (37 surf breaks) /
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Mahanga Beach surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 21 Oct 2025 NZDT
How big are the waves at Mahanga Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Mahanga Beach at 1PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 21). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Mahanga Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Fri 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 9 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
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 kJ (?) | 114 | 108 | 75 | 73 | 50 | 50 | 32 | 31 | 16 | 20 | 15 | 61 | 188 | 275 | 284 | 300 | 292 | 233 | 226 | 240 | 267 | 242 | 170 | 121 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | glass | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 6:16AM 1.54 | 6:33PM 1.52 | 7:02AM 1.59 | 7:18PM 1.54 | 7:46AM 1.64 | 8:02PM 1.57 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 12:28PM 0.37 | 12:48AM 0.40 | 1:12PM 0.40 | 1:32AM 0.44 | 1:55PM 0.43 | |||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | Fri 24 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:11 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 7:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:34 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 19 |
| Feels °C (?) | 13 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 19 | 23 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Gisborne and Mahia
The wind is still cross-off at Mahanga Beach (strong winds from the NW at Mahia Automatic Weather Station 11 km from Mahanga Beach). 0.6m 10s swell from the E with a 0.3m 10s swell from the S. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
1 h 4 min ago
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