Mahia Spit surf break

Mahia Spit surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 18 Apr 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
17.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Mahia Spit today?

The current surf forecast for Mahia Spit at 12AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 18). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)--
Afternoon (19 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Evening (19 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
4
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
NNE
0.9
NE
1.1
NE
1.2
NE
1.4
NE
1.6
NE
2.3
NNE
2.2
NNE
1.9
NNE
1.9
NNE
2
NNE
1.1
NE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1.5
NE
1.5
NE
1.1
ENE
1.6
NE
1
ENE
1.4
NE
Period(s) (?)577767899888888888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)256711513513326075373254145851313612391116125125119250264153305110215
Wind
(km/h)
30
N
35
N
35
N
35
N
45
N
40
NNE
25
NNW
10
NE
20
NE
20
N
15
NNW
15
N
10
NW
0
SSW
5
ESE
15
N
5
WSW
15
SSW
10
ENE
25
N
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
20
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncrossononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglasscrosscross-
on
offcross-
off
oncross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:30PM
1.58
6:52AM
1.58
7:23PM
1.65
7:46AM
1.60
8:16PM
1.68
8:40AM
1.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:46AM
0.08
1:10PM
0.02
1:40AM
0.05
2:02PM
-0.01
2:36AM
0.03
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise------6:39-------6:39-------6:41-
Sunset5:36-------5:34-------5:32-------
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----138---------131----
Temp. °C191919191817171617191817161716171615151615151517
Feels °C (?)141413131111141515171615151716151513141113121214
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