Mahia Spit surf break

Mahia Spit surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 06 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
18.5° 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 10PM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 06). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Apr)--
Afternoon (06 Apr)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (06 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)10s

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


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Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.8
ENE
2
E
2.1
E
2
E
2.3
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.1
ENE
2
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.8
ENE
Period(s) (?)101010107787888888888888891010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)533610586640388439471547675620599575561527463463408414366322402430423650
Wind
(km/h)
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NNE
35
NE
35
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononononononononononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:12PM
1.45
9:31AM
1.38
9:55PM
1.42
10:14AM
1.34
10:38PM
1.39
10:57AM
1.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:02PM
0.22
3:29AM
0.25
3:45PM
0.25
4:13AM
0.28
4:28PM
0.28
4:57AM
0.32
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Sunrise------6:28-------6:28-------6:28-
Sunset5:52-------5:52-------5:50-------
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
---111-------------153--
Temp. °C171717171717171717171717181818191919191817181819
Feels °C (?)121212121111121011111111131313151516161615161617
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