Mahia Spit surf break

Mahia Spit surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 27 Feb 2026 NZDT
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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
20.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Mahia Spit today?

The current surf forecast for Mahia Spit at 6AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 27). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Feb)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (27 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (27 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.5
SE
0.4
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
1.2
SE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
Period(s) (?)999999999991111116767777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10491838152402642262615181920120776279595954674340
Wind
(km/h)
20
NW
20
W
15
SW
15
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
E
10
NE
10
NNE
15
N
20
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:26AM
1.53
2:52PM
1.45
3:26AM
1.53
3:52PM
1.44
4:26AM
1.53
4:52PM
1.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:09PM
0.13
8:44AM
0.19
9:07PM
0.14
9:44AM
0.19
10:06PM
0.14
10:45AM
0.18
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Sunrise---6:48-------6:48-------6:50----
Sunset-------7:52-------7:51-------7:50
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
--------11--------------
Temp. °C222019191818181817161616161616171717161516171818
Feels °C (?)201818181515141312121112121313151515141213131413
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