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Mahia Spit surf Forecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 19 Apr 2024 NZST
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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 17.8°C (Statistics for 19 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 17.6 °C max: 18.7 °C min: 16.3 °C)
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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 17.8°C (Statistics for 19 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 17.6 °C max: 18.7 °C min: 16.3 °C)


How big are the waves at Mahia Spit today?

The current surf forecast for Mahia Spit at 5AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 19). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (20 Apr)1ft (0.3m)10s
Evening (20 Apr)2ft (0.6m)10s

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

Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Gisborne and Mahia

  1. Light offshore wind and increasing high cloud with clean waves around shoulder to head-high in the middle of the bay at high tide. Mostly breaking too straight but now and then a good shoulder to be had alongside a rip.

    Opoutama Beach, 7 km away
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Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.4
NE
0.9
ENE
1
E
0.8
SE
0.9
ESE
0.8
SE
0.6
ESE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.9
SE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
SE
0.8
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
E
0.4
SE
0.2
NNE
0.4
NE
0.2
NNE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.3
NE
0.4
NNE
0.5
NE
0.4
NE
0.8
NE
1.3
NE
1.4
NE
1.7
NE
2.3
NE
2.4
NE
3
NE
1.5
NE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
Period(s) (?)1010101010101010101044555510999999666677777124139989888666656678999101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)31181818181818187424314025422915181717161616165849525247543635111471777777775131611401161352685898271660390527471386312240235
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
10
SW
10
S
10
ESE
10
E
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
25
ENE
25
E
10
E
10
SSE
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
25
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
10
SSW
5
WSW
10
NNW
25
N
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
SSW
20
ESE
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NNE
25
N
20
N
25
N
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
20
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
30
SW
35
WSW
40
WSW
55
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:59AM
1.33
3:27PM
1.25
3:47AM
1.32
4:15PM
1.27
4:34AM
1.33
5:01PM
1.30
5:19AM
1.34
5:46PM
1.34
6:03AM
1.36
6:29PM
1.38
6:46AM
1.37
7:12PM
1.41
7:29AM
1.37
7:53PM
1.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:42PM
0.35
9:17AM
0.33
9:32PM
0.35
10:04AM
0.32
10:21PM
0.34
10:50AM
0.29
11:09PM
0.32
11:35AM
0.27
11:57PM
0.30
12:19PM
0.25
12:43AM
0.29
1:01PM
0.24
1:27AM
0.27
1:43PM
0.24
2:11AM
0.27
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Saturday
27
Sunrise----6:41-------6:41-------6:43-------6:43-------6:45-------6:46-------6:47-------
Sunset------5:31-------5:30-------5:29-------5:28-------5:25-------5:24-------5:23-----
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Rain (mm)
------2499112221---------------------------------14135-12--8
Temp. °C181716161616151414151616151515161615151515151616161514131417202016161616161716161615141414161818171616171616161615141311
Feels °C (?)15151514141413121111161614131312131313131210101212131311101216161212111213141212121210101011121413141316141515159750

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