Mahia Spit surf break

Mahia Spit surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 09 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
18.4° 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 7PM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 09). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)5ft (1.6m)9s
Afternoon (09 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Evening (09 Apr)5ft (1.6m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
E
2
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
2.2
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
ENE
3
ENE
3.5
ENE
Period(s) (?)99991010101010101010101010101010101212121110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)39361541743242642336136136936336346347449050959651044349012801718195221092204
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
5
W
10
SSW
20
S
25
SSE
15
S
10
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
E
35
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
50
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:57AM
1.30
11:22PM
1.36
11:41AM
1.27
12:07AM
1.34
12:27PM
1.24
12:54AM
1.33
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:11PM
0.31
5:42AM
0.34
5:55PM
0.34
6:27AM
0.36
6:39PM
0.35
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Sunrise6:28-------6:30-------6:31-------
Sunset--5:49-------5:46-------5:45-----
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202021201919191818171616161616171718181818181819
Feels °C (?)201718171718181918151213141414171716161514131313
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