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Mahanga Point surf break

Mahanga Point surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Saturday 31 Jan 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
19.6° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Mahanga Point today?

The current surf forecast for Mahanga Point at 3PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Afternoon (31 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (31 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.3
ENE
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.8
NE
0.9
NE
1.6
NNE
Period(s) (?)131210111111101016151414131312121111111010777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)564437360202151143130961271682061953563402391771231198577537379264
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NW
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
ENE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
NNE
15
NNW
30
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
N
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:03PM
1.71
5:30AM
1.85
6:00PM
1.71
6:28AM
1.86
6:57PM
1.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:55AM
0.20
11:17PM
0.18
11:53AM
0.17
12:15AM
0.13
12:51PM
0.15
1:08AM
0.10
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Sunrise-------6:18-------6:18-------6:20
Sunset---8:24-------8:23-------8:22----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C192122222219171618191918171717172227292623242423
Feels °C (?)181819212118171618181818161616151927282422242423
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