Mahanga Point surf break

Mahanga Point surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 30 Oct 2025 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
15.3° 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 3AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (30 Oct)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (30 Oct)3ft (0.9m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
01
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
0
1
2
3
3
3
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
S
1.3
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.9
SSE
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.8
S
1
S
0.9
S
1
S
1.1
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.3
S
1.4
S
Period(s) (?)888889999999131314141414131313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)295228169144899912912713310810876225352302366442518511495404374505593
Wind
(km/h)
0
S
10
N
15
N
10
NNW
5
SSW
10
ESE
15
E
10
ENE
15
NW
15
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
15
SSE
10
N
10
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
SE
15
E
20
ENE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscrosscrosscross-
off
glasscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:15AM
1.42
12:40PM
1.50
1:01AM
1.40
1:31PM
1.50
1:52AM
1.41
2:22PM
1.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:23AM
0.42
7:01PM
0.35
7:11AM
0.38
7:49PM
0.31
8:02AM
0.35
Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
01
Sunrise---6:03-------6:01-------6:00----
Sunset-------7:40-------7:43-------7:44
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C121111101315151616141211151616151513121113131313
Feels °C (?)11877111211141210881111121213111110111088
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