Mahia Spit surf break

Mahia Spit surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 19 Feb 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
20.8° C
(Which is 1.4°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 3AM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 19). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Feb)5ft (1.5m)12s
Afternoon (19 Feb)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (19 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
1
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
ESE
0.9
ESE
1
E
1
E
1.5
E
1
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
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
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.9
ENE
Period(s) (?)1312121112121010101099999999999888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1292062892656072842792422332281701681361321321061041027674525151118
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
10
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
E
20
ENE
20
NNE
15
NW
30
WNW
35
WNW
20
WNW
10
W
5
SSW
0
SE
15
N
15
SW
40
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SE
20
E
30
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
ononcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcrosscross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:36PM
1.37
8:01AM
1.49
8:23PM
1.41
8:46AM
1.52
9:10PM
1.45
9:32AM
1.54
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:48AM
0.19
2:21PM
0.19
2:35AM
0.16
3:07PM
0.14
3:23AM
0.14
3:53PM
0.11
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunrise---6:39-------6:39-------6:41----
Sunset-------8:04-------8:02-------8:00
part cloud
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)
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Temp. °C191818171920212021212119202021212118171617171718
Feels °C (?)181716141619181719161616171920181911111214151312
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