Mahia Spit surf break

Mahia Spit surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 31 Mar 2026 NZDT
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
18.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Mahia Spit today?

The current surf forecast for Mahia Spit at 4AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 31). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (31 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (31 Mar)1ft (0.3m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.4
E
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
E
0.4
E
Period(s) (?)10101010101010109999991011101010109999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)15514610410210275541870612540272832575251504845282626
Wind
(km/h)
5
N
5
N
10
N
5
NNW
25
SSW
35
SW
45
SSE
35
S
30
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
5
SW
10
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SE
10
ENE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscross-
on
crossoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
off
offcross-
off
crossonon
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:05AM
1.48
5:34PM
1.40
5:58AM
1.47
6:26PM
1.41
6:48AM
1.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:48PM
0.20
11:25AM
0.19
11:44PM
0.20
12:17PM
0.18
12:37AM
0.20
1:06PM
0.17
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Sunrise----7:20-------7:20-------7:22---
Sunset-------7:04-------7:01-------7:00
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------122---------------
Temp. °C191918181717151414141414141415141414131212131414
Feels °C (?)20191718141177889991011111212111011121110
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