Mahia Spit surf break

Mahia Spit surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 25 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
20.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Mahia Spit today?

The current surf forecast for Mahia Spit at 5PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 25). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (25 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (25 Feb)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
E
0.4
E
1.4
SE
0.3
ENE
1.3
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
0.9
SE
1.4
NE
0.8
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
Period(s) (?)88888889999969999999991111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)24242221250132321972111791521291149983816740403825261818
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
10
SSE
15
ESE
20
NE
25
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
20
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NE
15
NNW
15
W
15
SW
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
35
SSE
30
SSE
25
S
30
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:55PM
1.50
1:27AM
1.53
1:52PM
1.47
2:26AM
1.53
2:52PM
1.45
3:26AM
1.53
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:13PM
0.11
7:45AM
0.17
8:09PM
0.13
8:44AM
0.19
9:07PM
0.14
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunrise-------6:47-------6:48-------6:48
Sunset---7:55-------7:53-------7:52----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
----------------11-14751
Temp. °C151616161616161618201920232020191818181817161616
Feels °C (?)121414121111121315171617221919171616161612121211
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