Mahia Spit surf break

Mahia Spit surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Sunday 15 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
20.7° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Mahia Spit today?

The current surf forecast for Mahia Spit at 11PM is: 2.4m 12s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 15). An open ocean swell of 3.5m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Feb)--
Afternoon (15 Feb)6.5ft (2.0m)10s
Evening (15 Feb)8ft (2.4m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
0
1
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
E
2.1
E
2.4
E
2.5
E
2.2
E
2
E
1.7
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
Period(s) (?)111112121111111010101099912121212111111111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)890104915221652117291763945238632025724620720719918718017416612612310510392
Wind
(km/h)
70
SW
65
WSW
50
WNW
50
NW
50
W
55
WNW
50
WNW
35
WNW
30
W
30
W
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
WNW
15
NNW
15
NNE
30
NE
25
NNE
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WSW
5
W
10
SW
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
off
crossonononcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glassoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:43AM
1.38
6:01PM
1.30
6:30AM
1.41
6:48PM
1.33
7:16AM
1.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:24PM
0.30
11:59AM
0.33
12:12AM
0.26
12:48PM
0.29
1:00AM
0.23
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Sunrise-----6:35-------6:35-------6:37--
Sunset-8:08-------8:07-------8:06------
light rain
light rain
part cloud
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
21-62911-----------------
Temp. °C151415121517172021201818171719212121201918171819
Feels °C (?)22526781416141416151516181617181817171717
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