Mahia Spit surf break

Mahia Spit surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 23 Nov 2025 NZDT
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
17.5° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Mahia Spit today?

The current surf forecast for Mahia Spit at 2PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (23 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (23 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wed
26
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.9
SE
0.8
ENE
1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
E
Period(s) (?)9999991010101099999999699556
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)981001001369810010511711711778767571676565654488147548477
Wind
(km/h)
5
SW
10
NNE
15
NE
20
ENE
15
NE
10
SSE
5
W
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassononcross-
on
oncross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:46AM
1.44
9:03PM
1.34
9:27AM
1.44
9:45PM
1.32
10:09AM
1.42
10:26PM
1.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:33AM
0.26
3:05PM
0.29
3:16AM
0.26
3:48PM
0.30
3:57AM
0.27
4:31PM
0.30
Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wed
26
Sunrise-5:39-------5:39-------5:39------
Sunset-----8:07-------8:09-------8:10--
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----132-----------------
Temp. °C141516161716171616161616161616161515161616161616
Feels °C (?)141414131616181515141313131313131212131212121213
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