Mahia Spit Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.93° E

Issued: 11 am 27 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Mahia Spit sea temperature is
13.7° C

1.0°C colder than average for this time of year

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


How big are the waves at Mahia Spit today (27 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jun, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Mahia Spit at 8PM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 2.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 27). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 18s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jun)7.5ft (2.3m)10s
Afternoon (27 Jun)7ft (2.2m)10s
Evening (27 Jun)8ft (2.5m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat morning, strong winds from the S by Sun night).

Sat
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tue
30
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.5
E
10
3
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.4
ESE
10
2.3
ESE
10
2
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
9
1.6
E
9
1.7
E
9
1.8
ESE
9
1.8
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1130
1015
976
970
1327
1633
1330
1347
1155
1108
1020
802
753
689
703
759
643
552
470
422
430
484
577
602
Wind (km/h)
10
S
15
SSE
20
S
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
30
S
35
S
40
S
40
S
40
S
30
S
35
S
35
S
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:02PM1.36m
4:18AM1.31m
4:47PM1.38m
5:04AM1.31m
5:32PM1.40m
5:49AM1.32m
Low Tide
9:43AM0.29m
10:12PM0.35m
10:29AM0.29m
11:00PM0.35m
11:15AM0.29m
11:47PM0.34m
clear
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:53
4:53
4:54
4:54
 mm
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
12
11
11
12
13
12
12
13
12
12
12
Feels °C
13
12
11
12
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
7
6
3
2
2
4
6
5
4
6
5
6
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.2
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.5
E
10
2.5
ESE
10
2.4
ESE
10
2.3
ESE
10
2
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
9
1.6
E
9
1.7
E
9
1.8
ESE
9
1.9
S
17
Energy kJ
1130
1015
976
970
957
1232
1330
1347
1155
1108
1020
802
753
689
703
759
643
552
470
422
430
484
577
1999
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
10
1
S
10
0.9
S
9
0.9
S
18
1.1
S
18
1.3
S
17
1.2
S
16
1.2
S
16
1.2
S
16
1.3
S
17
1.3
S
16
1.2
S
15
1.3
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
SSW
11
0.5
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
18
1.2
S
18
1.7
S
17
1.8
E
10
Energy kJ
242
188
140
521
749
986
765
710
737
952
832
623
687
408
175
102
102
75
432
899
1719
602
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
18
0.6
S
18
0.8
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.7
SSW
8
0.7
SSW
8
0.6
S
20
0.2
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
Energy kJ
101
238
106
76
70
63
276
30
109
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
E
10
3
E
10
0.4
S
8
0.7
SSW
8
1
S
7
1.1
S
5
1.7
S
14
2.3
S
7
2.4
S
7
2.2
S
7
2.2
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
7
2
SSE
7
2.1
SSE
7
2
S
7
1.8
SSE
7
1.5
S
8
1.4
SSE
8
Energy kJ
1327
1633
19
58
109
69
1191
452
573
508
487
284
350
432
435
337
258
210
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
Distance (km)
0
2
2
86
6
6
97
97
97
98
100
141
141
141
152
152
89
160
160
160
160
89
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
4
4
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
6
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
6
6
5
6
9
6
6
6
5
5
7
9
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