Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mahia Spit today (04 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Mahia Spit at 4PM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 04). An open ocean swell of 4.0m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Mahia Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Tue night, light winds from the W by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | SE 16 | ESE 16 | SE 16 | ESE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 10 | SE 14 | SE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 40 | 25 | 57 | 35 | 503 | 49 | 208 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 9:44AM1.38m | 10:03PM1.45m | 10:30AM1.40m | 10:50PM1.45m | 11:19AM1.43m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:57PM0.22m | 4:26AM0.19m | 4:44PM0.22m | 5:12AM0.17m | 5:34PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
Feels °C | -1 | -3 | -4 | -4 | -5 | -7 | -7 | -5 | -4 | -3 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | — | — | — | NE 11 | NE 11 | SE 16 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 10 | 2635 | 2274 | 1911 | 1597 | 1347 | 503 | 661 | 640 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 11 | ESE 16 | SE 16 | ESE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | E 17 | S 11 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 25 | 40 | 25 | 57 | 35 | 6 | 284 | 208 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | SSE 14 | SE 14 | S 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 49 | 112 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 3484 | 2996 | 3363 | 4837 | 5145 | 5345 | 6580 | 7197 | 5997 | 4966 | 4286 | 3640 | 3021 | 3610 | 3167 | 2773 | 2196 | 1371 | 599 | 608 | 561 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 89 | 89 | 160 | 98 | 290 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 102 | 100 | 248 | 89 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 11 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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