Mahia Spit surf break

Mahia Spit surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 21 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
16.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Mahia Spit today?

The current surf forecast for Mahia Spit at 6PM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 21). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (21 Apr)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (21 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
3
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
2.2
SE
0.1
NE
2
SE
1.9
SE
Period(s) (?)891111111111111111111110101010101010991099
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)871291911872352442401891891881841431331581251279810275858184580525
Wind
(km/h)
20
W
20
WNW
30
W
30
WNW
20
W
30
S
55
SSW
70
SSW
65
SSW
50
S
50
S
45
S
45
S
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
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
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:40AM
1.60
9:10PM
1.69
9:35AM
1.58
10:05PM
1.68
10:31AM
1.55
11:01PM
1.64
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:56PM
-0.01
3:31AM
0.03
3:51PM
0.01
4:27AM
0.05
4:46PM
0.05
5:24AM
0.08
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise6:41-------6:41-------6:43-------
Sunset--5:31-------5:30-------5:29-----
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----124751111--12211-11
Temp. °C141514131314141312131313121313131212121213111213
Feels °C (?)101198993-10323245577679788
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