Mahia Spit surf break

Mahia Spit surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 16 May 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
15.9° 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 9AM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 16). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 May)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Afternoon (16 May)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (16 May)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon afternoon).

Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tue
19
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.6
ENE
11
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
0.4
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
59
59
58
57
90
56
55
53
52
52
51
51
33
33
32
31
30
29
29
29
29
70
66
31
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SE
5
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
10
WSW
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
4:37AM1.52m
5:10PM1.57m
5:32AM1.56m
6:05PM1.65m
6:28AM1.60m
7:01PM1.71m
Low Tide
10:54AM0.07m
11:25PM0.11m
11:49AM0.02m
00:23AM0.06m
12:44PM-0.01m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:05
7:05
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:02
5:02
5:01
5:00
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
12
12
11
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
14
14
13
14
13
13
13
14
13
13
13
14
13
6
7
7
5
6
6
7
8
8
8
8
9
9
8
9
9
10
11
12
12
11
12
13
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
S
13
1.4
SSE
13
1.4
SSE
13
1.3
SSE
12
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.9
SSE
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
1.3
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
9
1.1
SSE
9
0.9
SE
6
0.9
SE
6
1.1
SE
10
Energy kJ
1032
690
659
537
57
56
55
53
52
52
51
205
191
156
147
139
331
281
269
212
203
70
66
211
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.6
ENE
11
0.1
S
22
0.1
S
22
0.1
SW
20
0.1
S
19
0.1
NE
10
0.1
S
24
0.5
E
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.5
S
17
0.5
S
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
E
10
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.7
S
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.4
E
10
Energy kJ
59
59
58
57
90
9
9
16
7
4
11
51
33
33
32
149
131
83
29
29
29
83
68
31
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
16
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
22
0.2
S
21
0.3
S
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
SSE
15
0.3
S
15
0.2
S
14
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.1
E
14
Energy kJ
26
7
9
36
45
86
31
30
29
77
38
16
30
31
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
5
1
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.7
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.6
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
6
1.4
SSE
7
1.4
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
6
1.2
SSE
7
Energy kJ
34
48
65
855
827
722
639
647
636
637
149
165
160
113
116
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
3
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
Distance (km)
0
2
3
101
160
2
2
2
42
86
101
160
160
102
89
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
8
7
4
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