Mahia Spit 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.93° E

Issued: 6 pm 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Mahia Spit sea temperature is

15.4°C

Mahia Spit surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Mahia Spit today (07 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mahia Spit at 3AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 06). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (07 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	7s
Afternoon (07 Nov)	5ft (1.6m)	7s
Evening (07 Nov)	4.5ft (1.3m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds.
	Fri 6			Saturday 7								Sunday 8								Mon 9
	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	NE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 6	ENE 7	NE 7	ENE 7	NE 7	NE 7	ENE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 7	ENE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	79	99	86	86	62	134	77	135	223	127	151	105	258	160	96	283	113	199	96	66	49	41
Wind (km/h)	NE	NNE	NW	NNW	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNW	N	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	N	NW	NW	NW	WSW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	off	cross-off
High Tide						4:48AM1.41m				5:07PM1.44m				5:39AM1.43m				5:57PM1.42m				6:27AM1.45m
Low Tide				10:33PM0.16m				10:57AM0.23m				11:24PM0.17m				11:50AM0.24m				00:12AM0.18m


	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—
	—	7:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	7:52
mm	1	—	—	—	1	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	22	22	20	19	19	20	21	20	21	19	19	18	18	19	22	24	24	20	19	17	16
Feels °C	17	21	20	19	18	18	19	21	16	18	17	16	15	15	16	18	21	21	17	17	15	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	SSE 9	ENE 7	NE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	SSE 9	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 7	ENE 7
kJ	50	81	86	86	62	70	29	88	106	127	86	16	102	108	96	101	113	110	96	66	49	41
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 12	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9	SSE 9	S 16	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	S 13	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SE 8	SE 8	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 15	SSW 3
kJ	3	32	31	30	29	29	5	29	17	16	16	4	8	7	7	3	3	5	20	17	17	1
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 12	E 12	E 12	S 12	—	—	E 12	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 13	E 10	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 13	S 14	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 10	S 14
kJ	3	3	3	12	—	—	3	4	4	4	4	2	3	3	3	4	4	1	1	1	2	16
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	NE 7	WNW 3	—	N 2	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 6	—	NE 7	ENE 7	NE 7	NE 7	—	NE 8	—	NE 7	NNW 2	NNW 2	—	—
kJ	79	99	1	—	1	134	77	135	223	—	151	105	258	160	—	283	—	199	1	1	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Point Annihilation Gisborne and Mahia	Mahanga Point Gisborne and Mahia	Mapere Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Point Annihilation Gisborne and Mahia	Waipaoa River Gisborne and Mahia	Waipaoa River Gisborne and Mahia	Tuamotu Island Gisborne and Mahia	Tuamotu Island Gisborne and Mahia	Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe Gisborne and Mahia	Tuamotu Island Gisborne and Mahia	Tuamotu Island Gisborne and Mahia	Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori North Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori North Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori North Gisborne and Mahia	Mahanga Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe Gisborne and Mahia	Happy Jacks Gisborne and Mahia	Mahanga Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Mahia Spit Gisborne and Mahia	Mahia Spit Gisborne and Mahia
Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	10	9	33	7	10	42	42	44	44	45	44	44	45	52	52	52	7	45	10	7	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	4	3	2	2	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	8	8	7	6	7	5	5	5	5	9	8	8	7	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	6	4

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