Mahia Spit surf break

Mahia Spit surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 12 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
18.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Mahia Spit today?

The current surf forecast for Mahia Spit at 1AM is: 2.4m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 1.6m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Afternoon (13 Apr)5ft (1.5m)9s
Evening (13 Apr)5ft (1.5m)9s

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


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Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
6
ENE
5
ENE
6
NE
2.3
E
2.5
ENE
2
ENE
1.7
ENE
2.1
NE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
NNE
1
E
1
E
1
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
Period(s) (?)121212101010101099914141413131313131212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)934376021010311521299742563828352300338401372361590492485404392297233181178136
Wind
(km/h)
85
NE
70
NNE
50
NW
50
WNW
30
NW
20
NW
20
N
25
NNW
25
N
20
N
25
N
20
NNW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise------6:33-------6:33-------6:35-
Sunset5:44-------5:43-------5:42-------
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
211---------------------
Temp. °C202122212019192121211918171819202019171616151617
Feels °C (?)7111513141616181819161515151617171514111091011
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