Mahia Spit Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.93° E

Mahia Spit 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mahia Spit sea temperature is
12.7°C
1.0° 

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 (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mahia Spit at 4PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 02). An open ocean swell of 2.4m 17s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (02 Sep)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (02 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Fri morning).

Wed
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.7
NE
4
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.5
NNW
3
0.6
N
3
0.7
N
4
0.4
NW
3
0.3
NE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
8
13
13
9
9
8
8
8
9
10
10
10
10
4
4
5
7
13
3
3
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
5
NE
20
NE
5
NE
10
W
15
W
5
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NE
10
NE
15
NNW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross
glassy
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
9:20AM1.48m
9:41PM1.50m
10:09AM1.50m
10:30PM1.49m
11:00AM1.52m
Low Tide
3:36PM0.17m
4:01AM0.13m
4:26PM0.17m
4:50AM0.13m
5:18PM0.17m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:28
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:46
5:47
 mm
Temp °C
11
13
13
15
15
13
12
12
13
15
17
18
15
14
14
15
15
16
18
17
15
Feels °C
8
11
8
13
12
9
10
7
10
12
13
14
10
10
10
11
10
9
13
13
10
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