Mahia Spit Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Gisborne and Mahia, New Zealand)

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Mahia Spit Surf Guide

Mahia Spit in Mahia is an exposed reef break that does not work very often. Summer offers the best conditions for surfing. Offshore winds are from the southwest. Groundswells more frequent than windswells and the best swell direction is from the northeast. There is a left hand reef break. Rarely crowded here. Hazards include rocks and locals.

Mahia Spit Spot Info

Type:	Rating:
Reef	2.5
Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
inconsistent	16.7°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Mahia Spit:

The best conditions reported for surf at Mahia Spit occur when a Northeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Southwest.

Surf Forecasts:

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What's the best time of year to surf Mahia Spit (for consistent clean waves)?

januaryBest Season: summer

The best time of year for surfing Mahia Spit with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Summer and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 14% of the time in January while 31% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 55% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

14%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

31%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

55%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Mahia Spit Location Map

Interactive Mahia Spit surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Mahia Spit is Gisborne Airport (GIS) in New Zealand, 48 km (30 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Mahia Spit is Whakatane Airport (WHK), also in New Zealand, 158 km (98 miles) away.

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Mahia Spit Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

7 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 18 May 2021, 02:06 Local Time

m, °C	Tuesday 18
ft, °F	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM
Wave (m)	E	E	E	E
Period (s)	11	10	10	10
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross	cross- off	cross- off

What does Mahia Spit look like?

Latest photos from Mahia Spit. Upload your own or view all photos on the gallery page.

Credit: Rob Davies
Credit: Rob Davies
Credit: Rob Davies
Credit: Rob Davies
Credit: Rob Davies

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Tides at Mahia Spit

Current tide and informaton

For Aurora Point, 9.0 km from Mahia Spit.

Next High Water: 10:28am | 1.29m

Next Low Water: 04:25am | 0.3m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Mahia Spit Sea Temperature

The Mahia Spit water temperature is rather cool (16.7 °C) and the air temperature will feel about the same. A good quality spring wetsuit with optional neoprene boots should suffice. No need for wetsuit gloves.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit and neoprene boots.