Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mahia Spit today (15 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Mahia Spit at 11PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 15). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Mahia Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Thu night, gales from the SSW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 9 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 70 | 286 | 94 | 26 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 10:13PM1.40m | 10:37AM1.45m | 10:58PM1.36m | 11:22AM1.42m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:27AM0.23m | 4:57PM0.26m | 5:11AM0.26m | 5:41PM0.30m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 1 | -3 | -4 | -4 | -3 | -3 | -4 | -4 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | NE 7 | NE 8 | SSW 5 | S 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 |
| kJ | 11 | 115 | 94 | 20 | 32 | 10 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 11 | S 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 | S 9 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 12 |
| kJ | 16 | 9 | 9 | 26 | 14 | 15 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | S 14 | S 13 | NE 8 | S 9 | S 12 | ENE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | SW 4 | — | WNW 3 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 70 | 286 | 6 | — | 3 | 42 | 292 | 3536 | 5133 | 4921 | 4699 | 4503 | 4719 | 4844 | 4361 | 3774 | 3170 | 2566 | 2079 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 12 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 79 | 86 | 112 | 133 | 141 | 141 | 133 | 167 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 164 | 164 | 97 |
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