Mahia Spit surf break

Mahia Spit surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 21 Mar 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
18.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Mahia Spit today?

The current surf forecast for Mahia Spit at 12PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 21). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Mar)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (21 Mar)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (21 Mar)5ft (1.6m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tue
24
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.1
E
1
E
1.7
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.5
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
1
SE
1
SE
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
Period(s) (?)10101010999999999991099999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)379333228188481446466423423383347307275275222227222166163159141122119103
Wind
(km/h)
30
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
20
SW
25
S
15
S
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
0
S
5
E
10
E
15
E
15
NE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
E
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:18AM
1.55
8:46PM
1.55
9:08AM
1.58
9:36PM
1.59
9:59AM
1.58
10:28PM
1.62
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:10AM
0.12
2:38PM
0.07
3:01AM
0.09
3:27PM
0.04
3:54AM
0.07
4:17PM
0.04
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tue
24
Sunrise--7:09-------7:11-------7:11-----
Sunset-----7:19-------7:17-------7:15--
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C141313141415141414141415151515151515151516161515
Feels °C (?)8889912121213141413121314151514141313131112
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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