Mahanga Beach Surf Forecast

/ Gisborne and Mahia (37 surf breaks) /

New Zealand (462 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (39.04° S 177.89° E)

Surf Forecasts

Mahanga Beach surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 03 Jul 2025 NZST

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

Mahanga Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Today's Mahanga Beach sea temperature is 14.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Mahanga Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Mahanga Beach at 9AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (03 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	13s
Afternoon (03 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	14s
Evening (03 Jul)	8ft (2.4m)	8s

Table - waves today at Mahanga Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Hourly 12 Days

Gisborne and Mahia Surf

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	Thursday 03							Friday 04								Saturday 05								Sunday 06								Monday 07								Tuesday 08								Wednesday 09								Thursday 10
	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	2	3	1	1	1	0	3	1	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	1	2	3	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	S	S	S	S	S	NE	NE	NE	NE	S	ENE	S	NE	ENE	ENE	NE	ENE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	S	ENE	S	ENE	ENE	S	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	S	S	S	S	S	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	E
Period(s) (?)	13	13	13	13	14	8	8	8	9	17	9	15	9	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	14	10	15	10	10	14	6	6	6	6	6	7	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	16	15	14	14	14	10	10	11	12	12	12	12	13	13	12	12	11
Wave Graph (?)
Energy (?)	522	525	578	623	701	889	1052	1086	2215	919	809	725	1498	542	643	903	377	771	420	483	427	439	240	430	200	150	462	414	399	377	334	318	302	344	358	347	332	316	432	218	217	200	279	392	480	609	724	845	1263	1225	1498	1738	1976	1902	2101	2237	2139	2064	2046	1531
Wind (km/h)	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	N	NNW	N	NW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	S	S	S	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	S	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSE	SE	E	E	E	ENE	E	E	ENE
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross- on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on
High Tide / height (m)				11:50AM 1.55					12:14AM 1.57				12:43PM 1.53				1:03AM 1.54				1:35PM 1.53				1:51AM 1.52				2:24PM 1.54				2:38AM 1.51					3:10PM 1.56				3:23AM 1.51				3:54PM 1.58				4:08AM 1.50				4:38PM 1.59				4:53AM 1.50
Low Tide / height (m)		5:45AM 0.31					6:03PM 0.39				6:32AM 0.37				6:55PM 0.45				7:18AM 0.43				7:46PM 0.50				8:03AM 0.48				8:36PM 0.53				8:49AM 0.52					9:23PM 0.54				9:36AM 0.52				10:07PM 0.53				10:23AM 0.49				10:52PM 0.50				11:09AM 0.45

	Thursday 03							Friday 04								Saturday 05								Sunday 06								Monday 07								Tuesday 08								Wednesday 09								Thursday 10
Sunrise	-	-	7:28	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:26	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:26	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:26	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:26	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:26	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:26	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:26	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	4:57	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:57	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:58	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	4:59	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:00	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	4	5	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	-	-	-	1	1	-	-	3	5	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	2
Temp. °C	11	11	12	14	15	15	15	15	17	17	18	20	20	18	17	16	15	15	15	17	17	14	13	13	13	13	13	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	11	11	11	11	11	10	11	11	11	10	11	13	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	14
Feels °C (?)	8	8	8	10	9	10	8	11	15	14	16	18	18	16	15	14	12	13	13	15	16	11	9	9	8	9	8	7	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	6	6	7	7	6	6	5	4	6	6	5	3	5	11	11	9	9	10	10	10	9	11

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