Mahia Spit surf break

Mahia Spit surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 15 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
18.0° 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 8AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 15). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Afternoon (16 Apr)1ft (0.3m)14s
Evening (16 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)14s

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


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Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
E
0.4
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.8
NNE
0.9
NE
Period(s) (?)1111111111111414141414141313131212121212121277
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)855861403739416968103101132135123119787673724646455677
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
25
WNW
35
WNW
30
NW
30
WNW
35
SW
35
SW
40
WSW
30
W
25
W
25
W
15
W
15
WNW
5
NNE
25
NE
35
NNE
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
N
25
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise----6:35-------6:37-------6:37---
Sunset------5:38-------5:37-------5:36-
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161617171816171615141414151616171716151616191918
Feels °C (?)131110111289788910121410101313111111141312
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