Mahia Spit surf break

Mahia Spit surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 14 Feb 2026 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
20.6° C
(Which is 1.2°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 11AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am February 14). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Afternoon (14 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (14 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tue
17
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
NE
1.4
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
E
1
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.8
E
2
E
2.2
E
2.1
E
1.9
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
Period(s) (?)7777788889101010111112111110101010109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1781751181139419022822816118164065661575798412771085841625524386327257246
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
20
NNE
5
NW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
45
SSW
55
SSW
60
SW
60
SW
65
SW
50
SW
35
W
30
W
45
NNW
45
NW
40
WNW
40
NW
35
WNW
30
WSW
30
WSW
10
WNW
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononglasscross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:05AM
1.32
4:23PM
1.26
4:55AM
1.34
5:12PM
1.28
5:43AM
1.38
6:01PM
1.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:18AM
0.39
10:35PM
0.33
11:09AM
0.37
11:24PM
0.30
11:59AM
0.33
12:12AM
0.26
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tue
17
Sunrise-6:33-------6:33-------6:35------
Sunset-----8:09-------8:08-------8:07--
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
212532312111--2433------
Temp. °C212020191818181818171615151513141616172021191918
Feels °C (?)21202216141413119753578588101316131715
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