Mahia Spit surf break

Mahia Spit surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 24 Feb 2026 NZDT
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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
20.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Mahia Spit today?

The current surf forecast for Mahia Spit at 7PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm February 24). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (24 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (24 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
1.2
SE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
1.4
NNE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
Period(s) (?)999999988888888898996999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)27262525252626242423212121196201184176136132112119818367
Wind
(km/h)
0
WNW
10
S
25
SSW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
15
E
20
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
20
NNE
25
NE
30
NE
20
NNE
15
NW
15
WSW
15
WSW
5
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
off
cross-
off
offglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:00PM
1.52
12:31AM
1.54
12:55PM
1.50
1:27AM
1.53
1:52PM
1.47
2:26AM
1.53
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:20PM
0.10
6:49AM
0.15
7:13PM
0.11
7:45AM
0.17
8:09PM
0.13
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sunrise-------6:45-------6:47-------6:48
Sunset---7:57-------7:55-------7:53----
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C171819171616171616161616161616171921192323201919
Feels °C (?)181714121111131213141412111112141718152121191820
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