Mahia Spit surf break

Mahia Spit surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 09 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
16.1° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Mahia Spit today?

The current surf forecast for Mahia Spit at 7AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 09). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 May)5ft (1.5m)12s
Afternoon (10 May)5ft (1.5m)12s
Evening (10 May)4.5ft (1.4m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat night, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Sun night, calm by Tue morning).

Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ENE
13
1.7
ENE
13
1.7
ENE
12
1.7
ENE
12
1.5
ENE
12
1.5
ENE
12
1.5
ENE
12
1.4
ENE
11
1.4
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
11
1.4
ENE
11
1
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.7
E
11
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.7
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
943
914
826
787
655
603
583
486
447
380
373
450
249
194
116
144
141
130
100
98
98
96
70
94
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
15
WNW
15
NNW
20
WNW
20
W
10
NNW
10
ENE
10
W
20
SW
50
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
10
SSW
10
WNW
15
N
20
N
15
N
5
WSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:31PM1.36m
11:53AM1.24m
00:16AM1.35m
12:41PM1.24m
1:03AM1.36m
1:31PM1.27m
Low Tide
5:55AM0.34m
6:04PM0.33m
6:40AM0.32m
6:50PM0.32m
7:27AM0.29m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
7:00
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:07
5:07
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
16
15
15
15
16
17
17
16
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
10
10
14
13
13
13
13
12
11
10
14
14
15
12
3
3
4
3
4
5
7
8
8
7
5
6
12
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ENE
13
1.7
ENE
13
1.7
ENE
12
1.7
ENE
12
1.5
ENE
12
1.5
ENE
12
1.5
ENE
12
1.4
ENE
11
1.4
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
11
1.1
ENE
11
1
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
3
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.4
S
13
2.3
S
13
2.1
S
13
1.9
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.6
S
13
1.4
SSE
12
1.3
S
12
Energy kJ
943
914
826
787
655
603
583
486
447
380
373
303
249
194
2817
2436
2084
1890
1561
1264
1003
865
618
497
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.5
S
16
1
S
16
1.4
ENE
11
0.7
E
11
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.7
E
10
Energy kJ
29
29
30
28
28
27
11
129
477
450
116
144
141
130
100
98
98
96
70
94
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
15
0.3
SSW
12
0.5
ENE
10
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.4
NE
3
Energy kJ
50
20
19
19
26
60
14
14
31
30
29
27
26
25
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WNW
3
0.6
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
1.7
S
15
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
3
S
14
3
S
14
Energy kJ
5
7
4
4
1275
2980
2959
3208
3031
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
4
2
2
2
2
4
1
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
1
1
1
Distance (km)
44
7
7
7
7
3
44
0
0
86
89
92
92
97
2
0
0
1
7
7
7
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
2
1
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
5
8
7
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
5
4
5
4
4
4
9
9
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
6
6
6
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