Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mahia Spit today (15 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Mahia Spit at 2PM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 15). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 3s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Mahia Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the N by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | NE 13 | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 12 | SE 13 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 42 | 159 | 132 | 126 | 130 | 255 | 224 | 178 | 142 | 122 | 113 | 86 | 75 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:40AM1.51m | 9:00PM1.49m | 9:26AM1.49m | 9:46PM1.44m | 10:12AM1.45m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:55PM0.15m | 3:17AM0.14m | 3:42PM0.19m | 4:02AM0.19m | 4:28PM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 415 | 388 | 325 | 275 | 217 | 207 | 176 | 176 | 145 | 159 | 132 | 126 | 130 | 255 | 224 | 178 | 142 | 122 | 113 | 86 | 75 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | NE 13 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 42 | 39 | 39 | 63 | 58 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 41 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 13 | SSW 16 | NE 13 | SSW 15 | NE 12 | S 14 | S 15 | NE 12 | NE 4 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | S 9 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | ESE 12 | S 14 |
| kJ | 7 | 26 | 7 | 42 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 35 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | — | — | WNW 2 | NW 2 | N 2 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NE 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 17 | 16 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 38 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 9 |
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