Mahia Spit Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.93° E

Issued: 11 pm 20 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Mahia Spit sea temperature is
14.0° C

Slightly cooler than normal

Mahia Spit 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 Spit today (21 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jun, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jun, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Mahia Spit at 3AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 20). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jun)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (21 Jun)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (21 Jun)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds.

Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
10
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.8
SE
5
0.6
S
19
0.2
ENE
8
2.4
S
18
2.5
S
17
2.3
S
16
0.4
NE
8
0.7
NE
4
0.8
NE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
47
23
22
15
15
14
7
6
6
7
6
7
7
6
6
41
0
6
0
0
0
16
13
19
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
15
NW
15
SSW
5
SW
5
WSW
15
W
40
SSW
25
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
10:23PM1.65m
10:53AM1.49m
11:18PM1.58m
11:49AM1.44m
00:11AM1.50m
12:44PM1.40m
Low Tide
4:47AM0.05m
5:04PM0.10m
5:41AM0.09m
5:58PM0.16m
6:32AM0.14m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:52
4:52
4:52
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
16
17
17
18
15
15
15
15
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
13
13
13
Feels °C
11
11
12
13
12
16
13
14
14
13
5
8
7
8
9
9
10
10
8
8
7
8
6
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
15
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
13
0.5
S
13
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.2
ENE
8
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
1.1
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
1.6
S
19
2.4
S
18
2.5
S
17
2.3
S
16
2.1
S
16
1.8
S
15
1.6
S
14
Energy kJ
235
139
101
71
161
155
142
134
127
82
75
74
7
69
68
80
70
1764
3637
3554
2736
2120
1390
1042
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
10
0.4
NE
9
0.3
S
16
0.4
S
15
0.3
E
9
0.3
NNE
4
0.3
N
4
0.4
S
4
0.4
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.2
E
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
E
14
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.5
S
12
0.6
S
19
0.9
SSE
6
0.2
ENE
8
Energy kJ
47
23
45
74
15
3
3
4
5
3
6
7
4
6
6
72
254
53
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.4
NE
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
E
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
E
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.2
ENE
8
0.5
S
14
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
E
13
Energy kJ
14
15
22
15
13
14
7
6
6
7
3
4
7
4
4
6
101
6
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNW
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.3
N
4
0.3
N
2
0.5
N
3
0.3
NW
3
0.3
SSW
2
0.5
SSW
4
0.5
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
1.5
S
6
1.4
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
0.8
SE
5
0.4
NE
8
0.7
NE
4
0.8
NE
4
Energy kJ
8
2
3
1
5
1
1
9
14
39
144
128
93
41
16
13
19
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Distance (km)
7
7
33
9
9
7
2
2
2
2
94
2
101
101
6
2
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
7
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
1
4
4
5
5
6
7
6
5
5
8
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
8
5
8
7
6
6
6
8
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
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