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Mahia Spit surf break

Mahia Spit surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 26 Nov 2025 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
17.7° C
 (Which is 1.7°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 3PM is: 1.7m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 26). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (26 Nov)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Evening (26 Nov)6ft (1.8m)6s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
2
4
1
0
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.8
NE
1.7
NE
0.9
ENE
1.1
NE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.7
ENE
2
ENE
2.1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.9
NE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
Period(s) (?)6666611111111111111111110101010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)87121195245239211283379486673890952322672492442388678373356301295276235
Wind
(km/h)
25
NNE
35
NE
40
NNE
35
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
20
NNE
35
NE
35
NE
35
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
N
15
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
10
NNW
15
WNW
15
SW
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		oncrosscross-
off		offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:50AM
1.41
11:08PM
1.28
11:32AM
1.40
11:52PM
1.27
12:15PM
1.40
12:40AM
1.28
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:14PM
0.31
5:20AM
0.29
5:57PM
0.30
6:04AM
0.29
6:41PM
0.28
6:50AM
0.28
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunrise-------5:37-------5:37-------5:37
Sunset---8:12-------8:13-------8:14----
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
light rain
cloud
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------1--21-
Temp. °C191819202118171718181818212018192120202020181717
Feels °C (?)151313141815141515131313201917182019191920171616
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