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Mahia Spit surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand
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Mahia Spit surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Mahia Spit sea temperature is
16.1° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Mahia Spit today?
The current surf forecast for Mahia Spit at 4AM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.3m 11s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 10). An open ocean swell of 2.2m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (11 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Mahia Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun night, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun night, calm by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | |
447 | 617 | 553 | 303 | 249 | 194 | 116 | 144 | 139 | 136 | 98 | 127 | 96 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 92 | 88 | 64 | 63 | 61 | 42 | 42 | 43 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 00:16AM1.35m | 12:41PM1.24m | 1:03AM1.36m | 1:31PM1.27m | 1:53AM1.38m | 2:25PM1.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:04PM0.33m | 6:40AM0.32m | 6:50PM0.32m | 7:27AM0.29m | 7:40PM0.30m | 8:16AM0.25m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | |
— | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
12 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | S 14 | S 14 | ENE 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | E 9 | E 9 |
447 | 380 | 373 | 682 | 779 | 194 | 2742 | 2662 | 2291 | 2084 | 1710 | 1397 | 1138 | 892 | 736 | 593 | 497 | 566 | 1363 | 1241 | 1191 | 1334 | 42 | 43 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | — | E 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 16 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 24 | SSW 22 |
477 | 617 | 553 | 303 | 249 | — | 116 | 144 | 139 | 136 | 98 | 127 | 96 | 94 | 94 | 94 | 92 | 513 | 64 | 63 | 61 | 42 | 55 | 99 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 10 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 17 | E 10 | SE 17 | — | S 26 | S 25 | NE 10 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 60 | 14 | 14 | 32 | 51 | 52 | 47 | 44 | 44 | 12 | 205 | 88 | 11 | — | 13 | 47 | 4 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | S 15 | S 14 | S 7 | S 8 | S 14 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 12 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 14 | S 14 |
2 | 1415 | 2012 | 297 | 419 | 2471 | 3826 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 807 | 116 | 137 | 158 | 246 | 3294 | 3345 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 86 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 100 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 97 | 160 | 98 |
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