Mahia Spit Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.93° E

Mahia Spit 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mahia Spit sea temperature is
12.7°C
1.1° 

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 (13 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mahia Spit at 9AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 13). An open ocean swell of 2.2m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Afternoon (13 Sep)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (13 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the NE by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
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
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
E
15
0.2
ENE
12
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.7
ENE
3
1.1
NE
4
0.8
NE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
15
14
14
23
14
14
23
6
5
14
8
6
6
7
7
5
5
7
7
9
39
30
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
15
W
25
WSW
25
SW
30
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
N
5
NNE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
7:02AM1.52m
7:25PM1.56m
7:52AM1.52m
8:13PM1.53m
8:40AM1.51m
9:00PM1.49m
Low Tide
00:55AM0.07m
1:16PM0.10m
1:44AM0.08m
2:06PM0.12m
2:31AM0.10m
2:55PM0.15m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:11
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:55
5:57
5:58
 mm
Temp °C
9
9
11
13
12
12
11
11
11
10
10
11
12
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
13
12
13
Feels °C
6
5
5
7
5
7
6
7
8
8
8
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
7
8
8
6
8
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