Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mahia Spit today (01 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Mahia Spit at 12AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 31). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (01 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (01 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Mahia Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat morning, calm by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SE 13 | SE 15 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 16 | NE 16 | SE 13 | NE 15 | ENE 15 | NE 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 161 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 99 | 103 | 119 | 64 | 60 | 87 | 54 | 10 | 10 | 40 | 39 | 59 | 8 | 21 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:14PM1.44m | 7:32AM1.33m | 7:56PM1.45m | 8:16AM1.34m | 8:38PM1.45m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:35AM0.27m | 1:44PM0.23m | 2:18AM0.24m | 2:28PM0.23m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 12 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -1 | -1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 15 | SE 13 | SE 15 | E 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 161 | 116 | 116 | 116 | 80 | 58 | 56 | 39 | 60 | 87 | 54 | 8 | 2774 | 2044 | 1735 | 1431 | 1220 | 1008 | 869 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | NE 5 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SW 6 | SE 14 | SE 16 | SE 16 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 16 | E 10 | NE 16 | NE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 |
| kJ | 36 | 7 | 60 | 57 | 18 | 103 | 119 | 64 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 42 | 42 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SE 15 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 14 | NE 6 | NE 17 | NE 17 | NE 17 | NE 16 | NE 16 | E 10 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | SE 13 | NE 15 | ENE 15 | S 19 |
| kJ | 12 | 58 | 5 | 5 | 99 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 40 | 39 | 59 | 8 | 21 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | NW 2 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | SSW 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 15 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 426 | 1014 | 1909 | 2299 | 2388 | 2429 | 3018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 33 | 33 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 97 | 73 | 100 | 112 | 112 | 89 | 73 | 42 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
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