Mapere Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Gisborne and Mahia, New Zealand)

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Mapere Beach Surf Guide

Mapere Beach in Gisborne and Mahia is an exposed beach break that has fairly consistent surf and can work at any time of the year. The best wind direction is from the northwest and there is no shelter here from cross shore breezes. Poor surf in light onshore winds Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the east. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. Good surf at all stages of the tide. The location means that it never gets crowded.

Mapere Beach Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	2	fairly consistent	15.8°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Mapere Beach:

The best conditions reported for surf at Mapere Beach occur when a East swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Northwest.

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Mapere Beach (for consistent clean waves)?

aprilBest Season: autumn

The best time of year for surfing Mapere Beach with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Autumn and most often the month of April. Clean surfable waves are typically found 28% of the time in April while 28% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 44% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

28%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

28%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

44%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Mapere Beach Location Map

Interactive Mapere Beach surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Mapere Beach Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Thursday, 7 May 2026, 06:39 Local Time

m, °C	Thursday 07
ft, °F	3AM	6AM	9AM	12PM
Wave (m)	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE
Period (s)	14	14	14	14
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	off	cross- off	cross- off

What does Mapere Beach look like?

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Credit: Rob Davies Credit: Rob Davies

Tides at Mapere Beach

Current tide and informaton

For Mapere Beach, 0 km from Mapere Beach.

Next High Water: 09:47am | 1.32m

Next Low Water: 03:56pm | 0.3m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Mapere Beach Sea Temperature

The water temperature (15.8 °C) at Mapere Beach is quite cool. If the sun shines as we have forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good spring wetsuit. Effective windchill factor of (18.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 15.8°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite