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Mahanga Beach surf break

Mahanga Beach surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 21 Jan 2026 NZDT
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
20.1° C
 (Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Mahanga Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Mahanga Beach at 11PM is: 3.5m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jan)--
Afternoon (21 Jan)7ft (2.1m)7s
Evening (21 Jan)10ft (3.0m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
ENE
2.5
ENE
3
ENE
3.5
ENE
4
ENE
4.5
ENE
5
ENE
3.5
E
3
E
2.5
E
2.3
E
2.1
E
1.9
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
Period(s) (?)77889101110101010101099999999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)44477312071915276034375045220516321370104585566850243637532032027023019415512395
Wind
(km/h)
35
NE
45
ENE
50
NE
50
NE
50
NE
40
NE
10
NNW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
0
NNE
15
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:48PM
1.49
9:08AM
1.62
9:33PM
1.53
9:54AM
1.64
10:17PM
1.57
10:41AM
1.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:41PM
0.28
2:48AM
0.27
3:27PM
0.25
3:35AM
0.25
4:11PM
0.23
4:24AM
0.25
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunrise-----6:05-------6:07-------6:07--
Sunset-8:31-------8:31-------8:30------
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
978191062-----------------
Temp. °C161617171820202324242119191922242524201818161719
Feels °C (?)1081091015222525232019191921222622171516111113
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