Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mahia Spit today (29 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Mahia Spit at 11AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 29). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (29 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (29 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Mahia Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Mon morning). Mainly strong winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 30 | 32 | 43 | 80 | 56 | 65 | 35 | 85 | 59 | 15 | 18 | 28 | 28 | 99 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 58 | 49 | 36 | 30 | 30 | 38 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:18AM1.34m | 6:42PM1.45m | 7:03AM1.37m | 7:25PM1.47m | 7:48AM1.41m | 8:09PM1.49m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:16AM0.26m | 12:29PM0.23m | 1:01AM0.22m | 1:15PM0.20m | 1:46AM0.18m | 2:02PM0.19m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | NE 7 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | S 17 | S 9 | S 10 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 274 | 246 | 193 | 189 | 200 | 197 | 140 | 138 | 138 | 133 | 90 | 85 | 22 | 99 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 58 | 346 | 440 | 518 | 1439 | 1342 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSW 15 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 18 | ENE 9 | S 16 | S 14 | ENE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 18 | 18 | 17 | 30 | 22 | 30 | 45 | 33 | 26 | 15 | 18 | 28 | 33 | 33 | 57 | 80 | 119 | 219 | 49 | 422 | 388 | 30 | 38 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 9 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SE 12 | S 15 | S 15 | NE 10 | S 20 | S 14 | ENE 8 | S 12 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 12 | SE 12 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 16 | SE 11 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 27 | 17 | 28 | 49 | 23 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 28 | 24 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 69 | 5 | 36 | 30 | 102 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | — | — | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | SW 5 | S 8 | SSW 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 30 | 32 | 43 | 80 | 56 | 65 | 35 | 85 | 59 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | 272 | 645 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 7 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 33 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 56 |
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