Mahia Spit surf break

Mahia Spit surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 12 Feb 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
20.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Mahia Spit today?

The current surf forecast for Mahia Spit at 10PM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 12). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Feb)--
Afternoon (12 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (12 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.2
ENE
1
ENE
1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.4
E
1.9
E
2.2
E
2.2
E
2
E
1.7
E
Period(s) (?)10101055556666666788891010111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3534343538415811419619617010785869414216919632773010351075941676
Wind
(km/h)
25
ENE
35
NE
35
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
35
NE
40
NE
35
NE
30
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
10
W
30
SSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
40
SSW
50
SW
60
SW
65
SW
60
SW
55
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononcross-
on
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:16AM
1.31
3:34PM
1.26
4:05AM
1.32
4:23PM
1.26
4:55AM
1.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:58PM
0.34
9:28AM
0.39
9:46PM
0.34
10:18AM
0.39
10:35PM
0.33
11:09AM
0.37
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Sunrise-----6:31-------6:33-------6:33--
Sunset-8:13-------8:10-------8:09------
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
---------55111--14974211
Temp. °C202020201919192121212120202121201818181817161615
Feels °C (?)17171717171817171718192019212317141312117555
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