Mahia Spit surf break

Mahia Spit surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 24 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
18.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Mahia Spit today?

The current surf forecast for Mahia Spit at 8PM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (24 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Evening (24 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SE
0.7
SE
0.4
ESE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.7
ENE
2
ENE
2
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.1
ENE
Period(s) (?)991514141413131313121212126666777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)99817210610310710298969387838179111115158230331367401413413430
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
35
NE
30
NE
35
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
40
NE
45
NE
45
NE
45
NE
50
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononononononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:51AM
1.57
11:21PM
1.62
11:45AM
1.54
12:16AM
1.60
12:42PM
1.50
1:13AM
1.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:09PM
0.05
5:41AM
0.09
6:03PM
0.07
6:37AM
0.12
6:58PM
0.10
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sunrise--------7:13-------7:15-------
Sunset---7:15-------7:13-------7:10----
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----------------1112345
Temp. °C151617171716161616171818181717171717171717161716
Feels °C (?)1313131313131414131314141412121111111010109108
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