Mahia Reef Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.87° E

Mahia Reef 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mahia Reef sea temperature is
12.5°C
1.2° 

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


How big are the waves at Mahia Reef today (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Mahia Reef at 4PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 04). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Afternoon (04 Sep)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (04 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

Table - waves today at Mahia Reef. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.4
S
10
0.2
S
15
0.7
SSW
8
0.9
SSW
8
0.7
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
9
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
13
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
11
0.7
SSW
10
0.6
S
10
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
17
0.5
S
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
144
106
71
69
46
29
29
18
62
94
63
26
60
84
186
153
104
65
103
94
149
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
25
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
15
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NW
15
W
15
NW
15
NNW
15
N
10
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:50AM1.74m
11:22PM1.67m
11:46AM1.74m
00:17AM1.65m
12:46PM1.73m
Low Tide
5:13PM0.25m
5:34AM0.23m
6:09PM0.23m
6:29AM0.21m
7:08PM0.21m
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:24
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:47
5:49
5:50
 mm
Temp °C
16
16
18
17
14
12
11
10
12
13
13
12
13
12
11
11
14
17
17
16
14
Feels °C
11
11
13
13
9
7
6
6
9
10
8
7
9
8
7
7
10
14
13
11
10
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