Mahia Reef surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 07 Mar 2026 NZDT
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Mahia Reef surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Mahia Reef sea temperature is
18.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Mahia Reef today?

The current surf forecast for Mahia Reef at 3AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 07). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (07 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (07 Mar)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
0.7
SE
0.8
ESE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.3
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
S
0.9
SW
0.5
S
0.3
S
Period(s) (?)999999999191919171588141413131361217
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)138120135978310179646769118115937788863836345584527549
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
10
N
5
W
5
WSW
5
SW
10
E
25
NE
35
NE
25
NNE
15
N
10
N
5
NNW
5
N
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SSW
25
S
25
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
glasscross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:06PM
1.70
9:23AM
1.69
9:49PM
1.72
10:10AM
1.67
10:32PM
1.71
10:56AM
1.65
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:13AM
0.28
3:39PM
0.31
4:01AM
0.34
4:24PM
0.37
4:48AM
0.38
5:09PM
0.42
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Sunrise---6:56-------6:58-------6:58----
Sunset-------7:40-------7:39-------7:37
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191716151618191817161615171920201917161516171817
Feels °C (?)171616141617161313151514171818191815151314141513
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