Mahia Spit surf break

Mahia Spit surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 07 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
18.4° 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 6AM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 07). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)7ft (2.1m)8s
Afternoon (08 Apr)7ft (2.1m)8s
Evening (08 Apr)6ft (1.8m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.1
ENE
2
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
Period(s) (?)888888888888999101010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)585630578592560619555487424366270367355363442528435432369319314314363408
Wind
(km/h)
40
NE
40
NE
35
NNE
40
NE
40
NNE
40
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
5
NW
10
SW
15
S
15
SSE
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:55PM
1.42
10:14AM
1.34
10:38PM
1.39
10:57AM
1.30
11:22PM
1.36
11:41AM
1.27
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:13AM
0.28
4:28PM
0.28
4:57AM
0.32
5:11PM
0.31
5:42AM
0.34
5:55PM
0.34
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sunrise----6:28-------6:28-------6:30---
Sunset------5:50-------5:49-------5:46-
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
1----33-261-------------
Temp. °C171718181818191918181919192022222019181717181717
Feels °C (?)111113121213151614161817171719191718171716171516
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