Mahia Spit surf break

Mahia Spit surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 25 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
16.2° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Mahia Spit today?

The current surf forecast for Mahia Spit at 6AM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 25). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (26 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (26 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
6
7
7
8
9
6
6
9
6
2
2
2
2
2
6
6
Wind (km/h)
20
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
5
ESE
10
SSE
5
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
S
15
SSE
10
SE
0
WSW
5
WSW
0
NE
5
N
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
NE
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
00:56AM1.54m
1:27PM1.41m
1:54AM1.49m
2:25PM1.38m
2:49AM1.45m
3:21PM1.37m
Low Tide
6:39PM0.14m
7:18AM0.15m
7:37PM0.19m
8:15AM0.18m
8:33PM0.22m
9:09AM0.19m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:46
6:47
6:48
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5:24
5:23
5:22
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
15
17
17
16
15
14
13
13
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
15
15
15
15
9
10
11
11
11
13
15
15
14
12
11
10
10
12
13
12
14
15
15
14
15
14
13
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
14
1.3
SSE
14
1.4
SSE
14
1.4
SSE
14
1.3
SSE
13
1.2
S
13
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
12
1
S
12
1.1
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
16
1.7
S
16
1.8
S
16
1.8
S
15
1.7
S
14
1.6
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.4
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
12
1.3
SSE
12
1.2
SSE
11
1.1
SSE
10
Energy kJ
561
655
811
765
590
483
371
359
304
290
344
350
494
1489
1606
1392
1129
905
752
589
486
470
343
260
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.5
S
16
1
S
12
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
NE
8
Energy kJ
10
5
5
6
6
6
6
6
6
7
7
130
271
6
6
9
6
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
S
18
0.1
E
9
0.2
E
10
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
11
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
Energy kJ
2
2
2
6
2
7
1
1
8
9
2
2
2
2
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
7
0.1
NE
6
Energy kJ
4
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
Distance (km)
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
2
2
2
7
7
7
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
6
6
6
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
4
4
3
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
3
8
5
8
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
8
7
8
6
6
5
7
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
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