Mahia Spit surf break

Mahia Spit surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 16 Apr 2026 NZST
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
18.0° 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 6AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 16). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)2ft (0.6m)13s
Afternoon (17 Apr)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (17 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
ESE
0.5
E
0.5
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
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.8
NNE
1
NE
1.1
NE
1.2
NE
1.3
NE
1.6
NE
1.6
NE
2
NNE
2.1
NNE
1.5
NE
Period(s) (?)14141414131313121212121212127767678899
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6810310113212612311978767372464645619185124132246314538700349
Wind
(km/h)
30
W
30
W
25
W
20
WNW
15
NW
5
NNE
25
NE
20
NNE
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
N
25
NNE
35
N
35
N
35
N
35
NNE
35
NNE
25
N
35
NNE
25
N
25
NNE
20
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassononcrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:07AM
1.50
5:38PM
1.50
6:00AM
1.54
6:30PM
1.58
6:52AM
1.58
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:56PM
0.19
11:25AM
0.11
11:51PM
0.13
12:17PM
0.06
12:46AM
0.08
1:10PM
0.02
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise----6:37-------6:37-------6:39---
Sunset------5:37-------5:36-------5:34-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--------------------1---
Temp. °C151514141516171817161516171919191818181818181919
Feels °C (?)889101214121413121010111413131212131413141616
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