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Mahia Spit surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 25 Oct 2025 NZDT
How big are the waves at Mahia Spit today?
The current surf forecast for Mahia Spit at 11PM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 25). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (25 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Evening (25 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Mahia Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
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 kJ (?) | 7 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 33 | 93 | 180 | 99 | 65 | 42 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | on | cross- on | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 9:33PM 1.36 | 9:56AM 1.43 | 10:15PM 1.34 | 10:37AM 1.41 | 10:56PM 1.31 | 11:19AM 1.38 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:46AM 0.26 | 4:16PM 0.29 | 4:28AM 0.28 | 4:58PM 0.31 | 5:10AM 0.31 | |||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:05 | - | - |
| Sunset | - | 7:36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:37 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 13 |
| Feels °C (?) | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 8 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Gisborne and Mahia
The wind is still cross-on at Mahia Spit (light winds from the N at Mahia Automatic Weather Station 4 km from Mahia Spit). 0.3m 4s local chop from the ENE to make surfable waves.
Actual: 44 min ago
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