Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mahia Spit today (05 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Mahia Spit at 6PM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 05). An open ocean swell of 3.5m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Mahia Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Wed morning, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Wed morning, light winds from the NNW by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | S 12 | S 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | E 18 | SE 10 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | E 16 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 11 | ESE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 41 | 40 | 25 | 23 | 12 | 611 | 100 | 142 | 269 | 5 | 170 | 234 | 238 | 282 | 237 | 24 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:30AM1.40m | 10:50PM1.45m | 11:19AM1.43m | 11:40PM1.45m | 12:12PM1.46m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:44PM0.22m | 5:12AM0.17m | 5:34PM0.22m | 6:00AM0.16m | 6:27PM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | -4 | -3 | -2 | -1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NE 11 | NE 11 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 5 | 10 | 41 | 2430 | 2088 | 1628 | 1570 | 611 | 865 | 725 | 746 | 865 | 720 | 537 | 502 | 1133 | 1158 | 1758 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NE 11 | NE 18 | SE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | E 18 | SE 14 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 13 | SSE 19 | SE 13 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 5 | 12 | 40 | 25 | 23 | 6 | 92 | 231 | 178 | 269 | 73 | 170 | 632 | 940 | 349 | 288 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | NE 18 | NE 10 | SE 14 | SE 13 | S 20 | E 16 | SSE 18 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 11 | NE 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 4 | 100 | 142 | 8 | 5 | 254 | 234 | 238 | 282 | 237 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5898 | 5009 | 4216 | 3735 | 3201 | 2798 | 3355 | 2934 | 2331 | 1518 | 683 | 891 | 679 | 598 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 98 | 100 | 100 | 89 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 97 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
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