Mahia Spit Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.93° E

Mahia Spit 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mahia Spit sea temperature is
12.1°C
1.6° 

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


How big are the waves at Mahia Spit today (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mahia Spit at 9AM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 25). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)1ft (0.3m)13s
Afternoon (25 Aug)1ft (0.3m)13s
Evening (25 Aug)1ft (0.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Thu afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Thu night).

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
34
33
33
31
31
32
32
29
30
32
33
33
33
31
29
29
28
14
12
12
12
13
11
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
WSW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
NE
15
N
10
NW
10
NW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
10
NNE
10
N
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
25
S
20
SSE
10
SE
10
E
20
NE
25
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
3:08AM1.26m
3:38PM1.34m
3:57AM1.27m
4:26PM1.36m
4:45AM1.28m
5:13PM1.39m
Low Tide
9:18AM0.33m
9:52PM0.37m
10:07AM0.31m
10:42PM0.34m
10:55AM0.29m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:39
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:39
5:40
 mm
1
Temp °C
11
10
11
12
14
15
14
14
13
12
13
14
16
17
16
16
16
11
11
11
11
10
11
Feels °C
8
7
8
10
11
11
11
11
10
9
10
12
12
14
11
11
11
6
7
8
8
5
5
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