Mahia Spit surf break

Mahia Spit surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 11 Jul 2025 NZST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
14.5° 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 12PM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 1.5m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 11). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jul)6ft (1.8m)11s
Afternoon (11 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)12s
Evening (11 Jul)8ft (2.5m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.8
E
1.5
E
2.3
ENE
2.1
E
2.5
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.2
E
2.1
E
2
E
2
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.7
E
2
E
1.9
E
1.7
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.7
E
1.8
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.9
ESE
2.1
ESE
2
E
2.2
E
2.5
ESE
3
SE
Period(s) (?)111111111212127891212121212111111111111111111111111111111111111111111101111111010101010101010101010101010778101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)665713857690134313762027913137610041350144913231225945811865701726795781720724635630557561485457449381386386381326330387653903819633495424360353346339284279236250632735478542662828119711781662
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
40
NNE
45
NNE
50
NNE
50
NNE
60
NNE
65
NE
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
20
NNE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
N
10
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NW
5
WNW
5
SE
5
NNE
10
WNW
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
5
WSW
0
ENE
5
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
35
NE
45
ENE
55
ENE
45
NE
30
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
WNW
35
WSW
40
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
oncross-
on
ononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
ononononcross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:49AM
1.33
6:19PM
1.44
6:35AM
1.34
7:04PM
1.47
7:21AM
1.36
7:48PM
1.50
8:07AM
1.37
8:33PM
1.52
8:55AM
1.39
9:19PM
1.53
9:43AM
1.41
10:07PM
1.53
10:34AM
1.43
10:56PM
1.53
11:27AM
1.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:02PM
0.25
12:37AM
0.29
12:48PM
0.22
1:24AM
0.26
1:34PM
0.19
2:10AM
0.22
2:20PM
0.17
2:57AM
0.19
3:07PM
0.16
3:43AM
0.15
3:56PM
0.16
4:31AM
0.13
4:47PM
0.16
5:20AM
0.11
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Sunrise--7:26-------7:24-------7:24-------7:24-------7:24-------7:22-------7:22-------7:22-
Sunset----5:00-------5:01-------5:01-------5:02-------5:04-------5:05-------5:05-------
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C121212141414151414151415161413131212121415141514131314141414131211111214151412111110111112121312141314141414141313111113
Feels °C (?)7666556321110111210910998101111111210101112131310978810109766691010887754691112126357
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