Mahia Spit surf break

Mahia Spit surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 22 Apr 2026 NZST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Mahia Spit surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Mahia Spit sea temperature is
16.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Mahia Spit today?

The current surf forecast for Mahia Spit at 11AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 22). An open ocean swell of 4.5m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Afternoon (22 Apr)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (22 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
1.4
ESE
0.6
E
2.1
SE
2
SE
1.8
SE
1.8
SE
1.6
SE
1.5
SE
1.2
ESE
1.1
SE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
SE
Period(s) (?)1111111111111010101110101099899898888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2332332331881841811351271271121004017470564044347539331320215814010895
Wind
(km/h)
55
S
65
SSW
55
SSW
50
SSW
50
SSW
45
SSW
45
S
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
15
S
10
S
10
SSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:35AM
1.58
10:05PM
1.68
10:31AM
1.55
11:01PM
1.64
11:28AM
1.50
11:58PM
1.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:31AM
0.03
3:51PM
0.01
4:27AM
0.05
4:46PM
0.05
5:24AM
0.08
5:42PM
0.09
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
Sunrise--6:41-------6:43-------6:43-----
Sunset----5:30-------5:29-------5:28---
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
33311111----------------
Temp. °C141314131313121313131313141313131414121314141313
Feels °C (?)31322335656789910111191011111110
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