Mahanga Point surf break

Mahanga Point surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 18 Mar 2026 NZDT
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Mahanga Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Mahanga Point sea temperature is
18.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Mahanga Point today?

The current surf forecast for Mahanga Point at 5PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.0m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (18 Mar)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (18 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
E
1
E
1.5
E
2.1
E
2.3
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
3.5
ESE
3
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.4
ESE
2.5
SE
1.8
SSE
2.2
SSE
Period(s) (?)12111156667779101111111111101010101099
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)93858457716166729720265610132248228221451969240021291450147810641138493708
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
S
15
S
20
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
25
SSE
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:05PM
1.49
6:32AM
1.62
6:57PM
1.57
7:22AM
1.68
7:48PM
1.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:56AM
0.26
12:17AM
0.23
12:48PM
0.22
1:06AM
0.19
1:38PM
0.18
1:56AM
0.17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunrise--------7:09-------7:09-------
Sunset---7:23-------7:22-------7:21----
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
---------1311111211-----
Temp. °C161919181717171818181817171717171717171717161514
Feels °C (?)141615151517171616151614131312121313131314131211
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