Mahia Spit 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.93° E

Issued: 5 pm 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Mahia Spit sea temperature is

13.0° 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 (14 Jul):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mahia Spit at 10PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Jul)	-	-
Afternoon (14 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	10s
Evening (14 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 14			Wednesday 15								Thursday 16								Fri 17
	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	9 AM	12 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	2	2	4	3	4	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	NNE 6	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 12	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	ESE 11	ESE 13	ESE 13	E 15	E 15	ESE 17	ESE 17	ESE 17	ESE 17	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16
Wave Graph
kJ	32	44	33	34	70	63	61	58	55	56	37	56	58	109	112	157	311	754	896	1023	1109	1239	1429	1411
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	WNW	NW	NNW	NNW	ENE	N	NNW	NNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	glassy	glassy	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off
High Tide		5:24PM1.67m				5:48AM1.57m					6:22PM1.71m				6:46AM1.58m				7:18PM1.72m				7:43AM1.57m
Low Tide				11:43PM0.07m					12:03PM-0.01m				00:42AM0.04m				1:01PM-0.02m				1:40AM0.01m


	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—
	5:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	15	14	14	13	13	13	14	15	15	15	15	14	13	14	16	17	16	15	13	12	12	12	12
Feels °C	12	12	10	11	10	10	11	11	13	13	13	12	12	10	10	12	13	12	10	9	8	9	9	8
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	NE 6	NE 6	ESE 10	E 12	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	ESE 11	ESE 13	ESE 13	E 15	E 15	E 13	ESE 17	ESE 17	ESE 17	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16
kJ	32	23	13	34	70	63	61	58	55	56	37	56	58	109	112	130	311	754	896	1023	1109	1239	1429	1411
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	ESE 10	ESE 10	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	ENE 4	ENE 4	NE 4	NE 4	ESE 14	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	ESE 17	E 14	S 17	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 6	S 6	S 16
kJ	43	33	33	3	3	3	2	2	1	1	36	19	35	33	31	157	134	23	20	20	20	47	22	80
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 13	S 12	S 11	E 12	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 16	S 20	S 19	S 16	S 16	S 17	S 17	S 17	S 17	NE 10	—	SW 10	SW 10	S 16	S 15	SSW 20
kJ	14	23	21	12	7	7	6	2	5	30	29	20	19	24	24	24	24	4	—	4	4	19	42	38
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	NNE 6	NW 3	—	—	W 3	W 3	W 3	—	—	NNE 5	—	—	N 4	SW 8	WNW 2	WNW 3	SW 17	SW 16	WSW 10	SSW 6	SSW 6	SSW 5	S 5
kJ	26	44	2	—	—	2	1	1	—	—	5	—	—	2	2	1	5	75	66	18	37	82	33	20
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Mahanga Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Mahanga Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Mahia Spit Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Old Man's Hat Gisborne and Mahia	Mahia Spit Gisborne and Mahia	Mahia Spit Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Mahia Spit Gisborne and Mahia	Mahia Spit Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Mahanga Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Mahia Spit Gisborne and Mahia	Old Man's Hat Gisborne and Mahia	Mahia Spit Gisborne and Mahia	Mahia Spit Gisborne and Mahia	Mahia Spit Gisborne and Mahia
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	4	3	4	4	4
Distance (km)	7	7	7	7	0	7	7	2	0	0	7	7	0	0	7	7	7	7	7	0	2	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre	Makorori Point	Last Chance	Makorori Point	Makorori Point	Makorori Point	Makorori Point	Makorori Centre	Makorori Point	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Diners Beach	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Wainui Beach - Stockroute	Pouawa Beach	Diners Beach	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Last Chance
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Penguin Beach Otago	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Shingles West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago
Rating (10 max)	4	5	5	6	6	7	6	1	4	4	3	3	1	1	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	5
Header Global	Buchupureo Chile	Cobblestones Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Bancoora Australia	Fox River New Zealand	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Asu Indonesia	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Bancoora Australia	Balnarring Point Australia	The Hoek South Africa	Baboon Point South Africa	Dolphin Point South Africa	Dolphin Point South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Luna Park Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia
Rating (10 max)	7	5	6	9	6	8	8	7	4	5	4	4	5	4	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	9	5	6

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