
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mahia Spit today (08 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Mahia Spit at 12PM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 08). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Mahia Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat night, min 12°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
692 | 579 | 418 | 215 | 160 | 124 | 153 | 132 | 187 | 145 | 129 | 107 | 117 | 85 | 104 | 108 | 75 | 80 | 80 | 83 | 83 | 64 | 62 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 4:07AM1.42m | 4:35PM1.51m | 5:05AM1.43m | 5:29PM1.51m | 5:59AM1.45m | 6:21PM1.50m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:18AM0.17m | 10:54PM0.15m | 11:15AM0.17m | 11:48PM0.13m | 12:10PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | |
mm | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
692 | 579 | 418 | 215 | 160 | 124 | 153 | 132 | 187 | 145 | 129 | 107 | 117 | 85 | 104 | 108 | 75 | 80 | 80 | 83 | 83 | 64 | 62 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | S 15 | S 15 | NE 8 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 |
38 | 38 | 24 | 137 | 88 | 67 | 41 | 39 | 17 | 17 | 25 | 99 | 142 | 185 | 178 | 163 | 153 | 146 | 138 | 85 | 80 | 72 | 70 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | S 15 | S 15 | SE 8 | S 19 | S 18 | NE 8 | N 12 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | S 14 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
45 | 43 | 40 | 23 | 16 | 8 | 17 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 58 | 24 | 3 | 34 | 58 | 4 | 30 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 2 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | SE 6 | — | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 1 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 64 | 62 | 96 | 104 | — | 94 | — | 97 | 97 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 84 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
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