Mahia Spit Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.93° E

Mahia Spit 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mahia Spit sea temperature is
13.7°C
0.5° 

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 (06 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 4s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mahia Spit at 2PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 06). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)1ft (0.3m)4s
Afternoon (06 Oct)3ft (0.9m)4s
Evening (06 Oct)4ft (1.2m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SSW by Wed morning).

Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
1
0
1
3
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
14
0.2
ENE
12
0.3
ENE
4
0.7
ENE
3
1.1
NE
4
1.3
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
1.2
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.2
NE
7
1.1
ENE
7
2
NE
9
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.7
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.1
E
9
0.9
NE
9
1
E
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
20
15
3
10
46
74
66
89
86
128
125
580
223
282
216
517
518
452
181
136
132
132
120
Wind (km/h)
20
N
15
N
20
NNE
25
NE
35
NE
40
NE
35
NNE
20
N
20
NNE
10
NNE
5
SSW
5
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
5
SE
15
SSW
15
SSW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
2:06AM1.44m
2:38PM1.53m
3:07AM1.42m
3:37PM1.52m
4:07AM1.42m
4:35PM1.51m
Low Tide
8:20AM0.15m
8:59PM0.16m
9:19AM0.16m
9:57PM0.16m
10:18AM0.17m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
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6:37
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6:35
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6:33
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7:15
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7:16
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7:17
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 mm
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1
1
1
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1
2
1
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1
Temp °C
9
10
11
12
12
12
12
12
11
12
12
14
14
14
14
14
14
12
12
12
12
13
13
Feels °C
4
6
6
6
5
4
5
8
7
10
11
14
12
12
14
12
12
7
7
7
9
11
12
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