Mahia Spit 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.93° E

Issued: 5 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Mahia Spit sea temperature is

13.2° 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 (23 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mahia Spit at 9AM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	11s
Afternoon (23 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	11s
Evening (23 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	4s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Thu night, gales from the WSW by Sat afternoon).
	Thursday 23							Friday 24								Saturday 25
	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	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	1	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 12	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ENE 4	ESE 11	ENE 6	ENE 6	ESE 10	ENE 8	E 8	ENE 8	E 10	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 12	E 11	E 11	ESE 16	ESE 16
Wave Graph
kJ	27	19	23	23	23	23	11	22	12	14	10	13	33	23	78	114	154	166	169	155	154	155	232
Wind (km/h)	NW	N	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	NNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	N	NNW	NW	WNW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off
High Tide	00:30AM1.40m				1:02PM1.37m				1:19AM1.35m				1:51PM1.35m				2:08AM1.31m				2:39PM1.34m
Low Tide			6:47AM0.22m				7:11PM0.31m				7:33AM0.27m				8:00PM0.35m				8:20AM0.30m				8:49PM0.37m


	—	7:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:16	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:12	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2
Temp °C	9	9	9	10	13	14	12	12	12	11	11	14	15	14	14	14	14	13	11	12	10	9	9
Feels °C	6	6	4	4	8	9	8	9	8	6	6	9	9	8	8	8	9	9	5	3	-3	-3	-3
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 13	SSE 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	SSE 11	ENE 4	ENE 4	ENE 6	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	E 8	ENE 8	E 10	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 12	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11
kJ	269	205	144	125	89	43	11	8	12	33	32	31	33	23	78	114	154	166	169	155	154	114	82
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 12	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	S 11	S 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	NE 6	NE 7	NE 6	ESE 17	ESE 16	ESE 16
kJ	27	19	23	23	23	40	38	35	36	14	7	7	17	16	16	16	7	31	19	8	117	155	232
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 12	E 4	ENE 6	SSE 12	ESE 11	SSE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ENE 8	ESE 11	E 10	SE 11	SE 13	SE 11	ESE 13	ESE 13	ESE 18	ESE 12	S 18	N 10
kJ	9	14	1	4	14	23	23	22	10	10	10	13	12	19	5	6	5	17	17	61	15	24	8
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	NE 3	NE 4	NNW 2	NNW 2	NNW 2	NNW 2	NNE 3	NNE 3	N 3	N 3	NNE 4	NNE 5	NE 6	NW 3	NW 3	WSW 4	WSW 5	SW 6	SSW 8
kJ	—	—	—	—	4	12	1	1	1	1	3	4	2	8	24	40	51	4	11	19	68	301	763
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Opoutama Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Opoutama Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Opoutama Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Point Annihilation Gisborne and Mahia	Mahanga Point Gisborne and Mahia	Mahanga Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Mahanga Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Mahanga Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Blacks Reef Gisborne and Mahia	Loisell's East Cape	Mapere Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Tuahine Point Gisborne and Mahia	Tuahine Point Gisborne and Mahia	Blacks Reef Gisborne and Mahia	Rolling Stones Gisborne and Mahia	Mahanga Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Mapere Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Waipaoa River Gisborne and Mahia	Tolaga Bay East Cape	Napier - The Reef Hawkes Bay	Stingray Bay Hawkes Bay
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1
Distance (km)	7	7	7	7	7	10	9	7	7	7	12	79	33	44	44	12	9	7	33	42	86	100	89
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach	Diners Beach	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Makorori Centre	Wainui Beach - Whales	Makorori Centre	Makorori North	Happy Jacks	Happy Jacks	Blacks Reef		Makorori Point	Wainui Beach - Whales	Wainui Beach - Whales	Tuamotu Island	Makorori Centre	Whangara	Makorori Centre	Waipaoa River
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1		1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Purakaunui Bay Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Wainui Beach - Whales Gisborne and Mahia	Tuamotu Island Gisborne and Mahia	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Waiapu River East Cape	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Wavetraps West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	3	3	2	2	2	3	4	4	1	4	1	1	1	2	2	6	5	7	5
Header Global	Viri Inga O Tuki Chile	Papa Tangaroa Chile	Point Roadnight Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Etang-Sale Reunion	Cobblestones Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Dolphin Point South Africa	Benkunqut Indonesia	Point Roadnight Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Dolphin Point South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Sea Vista South Africa	Sea Vista South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Bancoora Australia
Rating (10 max)	8	7	6	5	4	4	7	5	4	9	9	9	9	9	9	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5

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