Mahia Spit Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.09° S 177.93° E

Mahia Spit, New Zealand Weather Observations

Issued: 5 am 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mahia Spit sea temperature is
13.8°C
0.2° 

Mahia Spit surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Current weather conditions and live observations for Mahia Spit based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Mahia Spit right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Mahia Spit

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Mahia

2 km SSW132 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
5
light winds from the S
(6 km/h at 180°)
16 °C-
-
-
-
-

Mahia Automatic Weather Station

4 km SE132 m above sea level

36 minutes ago
Dry
5
calm
(4 km/h at 240°)
15.6 °C-
-
-
no observation
-

Nuhaka (HB) New Zealand

18 km W2 m above sea level

45 minutes ago
Dry
5
light winds from the SE
(7 km/h at 135°)
16.0 °C-
-
-
-
-

Wharerata

20 km NW557 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
0
calm
(2 km/h at 270°)
14 °C-
-
-
-
-

Wairoa

44 km WSW8 m above sea level

34 minutes ago
dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 0°)
5
19 °C-
-
-
-
0

Wairoa, Hawkes Bay

44 km WSW5 m above sea level

46 minutes ago
Dry
0
calm
(0 km/h at 0°)
19.5 °C-
-
-
-
-

Wairoa Aero

47 km WSW7 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
5
calm
(4 km/h at 45°)
17.6 °C-
-
-
-
-

Gisborne Airport

49 km N240 m above sea level

1 hour ago
clearDry
20
light winds from the W
(19 km/h at 270°)
17 °C20 km
20 km
-
no observation
-

Gisborne Airport

49 km N240 m above sea level

1 hour ago
clearDry
15
light winds from the NW
(17 km/h at 315°)
14 °C20 km
20 km
-
no observation
-

Pouawa

58 km NNE223 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Dry
30
fresh winds from the W
(30 km/h at 270°)
14 °C-
-
-
-
-

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Mahia Spit and within an acceptable time window.

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