Mahia Spit 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.93° E

Issued: 11 am 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Mahia Spit sea temperature is

13.4° C

Mahia Spit surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Mahia Spit today (11 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mahia Spit at 6PM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 11). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 18s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (11 Jul)	7ft (2.2m)	9s
Afternoon (11 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	9s
Evening (11 Jul)	6ft (1.8m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon).
	Sat 11					Sunday 12								Monday 13								Tue 14
	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	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	3	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	SE 9	ESE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	840	678	591	606	564	471	333	286	281	217	172	168	214	210	172	153	121	116	88	75	57	58	59	55
Wind (km/h)	S	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	SSW	SSE	NNE	N	N	N	NNW	N	NNE	N	N	N	N	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide			2:26PM1.50m				2:49AM1.49m					3:26PM1.57m				3:49AM1.52m				4:25PM1.62m				4:49AM1.55m
Low Tide	8:09AM0.13m				8:40PM0.19m					9:06AM0.10m				9:41PM0.15m				10:04AM0.06m				10:42PM0.11m


	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24
	—	—	5:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	5:02
mm	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	11	10	10	11	11	11	10	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	10	11	14	13	12	12	13	13
Feels °C	5	6	5	4	6	6	5	5	6	6	7	8	7	7	6	4	6	6	9	8	8	8	9	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	SE 9	ESE 9	S 18	SE 9	SE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8
kJ	840	678	591	229	564	471	333	286	281	217	172	168	214	210	172	153	121	116	88	75	57	58	59	55
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	S 11	S 19	S 14	S 17	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 13	S 13	S 12
kJ	58	35	175	35	291	339	322	291	272	257	176	163	148	134	163	149	144	100	94	68	46	123	119	78
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 16	S 20	S 10	SSW 14	S 10	S 10	—	—	—	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	—	—	—	—	NE 12	S 14	S 13	E 12	E 11	E 11
kJ	42	123	33	81	18	17	—	—	—	28	30	19	19	13	—	—	—	—	5	33	55	3	2	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 7	SSW 7	SSW 7	SE 9	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 2	NE 3	NE 4	NE 4	NNE 3	NE 3
kJ	176	118	70	606	82	84	46	35	56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	7	7	4	3	6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Boat Harbour Gisborne and Mahia	Mahia Spit Gisborne and Mahia	Aurora Point Gisborne and Mahia	Tolaga Bay East Cape	Aurora Point Gisborne and Mahia	Mahia Spit Gisborne and Mahia	Mahia Spit Gisborne and Mahia	Mahia Spit Gisborne and Mahia	Mahia Spit Gisborne and Mahia	Mahia Spit Gisborne and Mahia	Mahia Spit Gisborne and Mahia	Mahia Spit Gisborne and Mahia	Opoutama Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Opoutama Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Opoutama Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Mahanga Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Mahanga Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Mahanga Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Opoutama Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Rolling Stones Gisborne and Mahia	Opoutama Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Opoutama Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Opoutama Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Mahanga Beach Gisborne and Mahia
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	4	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	2	0	2	86	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	7	7	7	7	7	7	9	7	7	7	7
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3		3	3	3	3	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Stent Road Taranaki	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Raglan-Whale Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Larsen Street West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	2	2	1	4	4	3	3
Header Global	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Albatross South Africa	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Etang-Sale Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Benkunqut Indonesia	Black Rocks Mauritius	Gas Bay Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia
Rating (10 max)	7	5	5	5	4	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	6	5	5

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