Mahia Spit surf break

Mahia Spit surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 20 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
20.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Mahia Spit today?

The current surf forecast for Mahia Spit at 6AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Feb)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (20 Feb)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (20 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
Period(s) (?)101010999999999998888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)233228190134142142110106104787674525250503433323220202019
Wind
(km/h)
20
WNW
35
WNW
25
WNW
15
W
10
W
5
NE
15
ENE
15
N
20
SW
45
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
10
SW
10
E
25
ENE
35
NE
35
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
20
W
10
NNW
5
NNE
25
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassoncross-
on
offoffoffoffoffcross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:23PM
1.41
8:46AM
1.52
9:10PM
1.45
9:32AM
1.54
9:58PM
1.48
10:19AM
1.54
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:35AM
0.16
3:07PM
0.14
3:23AM
0.14
3:53PM
0.11
4:12AM
0.13
4:40PM
0.09
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise---6:39-------6:41-------6:41----
Sunset-------8:02-------8:00-------8:00
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C212120181920212121171616161718181817171618212222
Feels °C (?)18161615171919191791213141514111213141314192118
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