Mahia Spit 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

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	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu night).
	Tue 9					Wednesday 10								Thursday 11								Fri 12
	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	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 14	S 15	S 17	S 17	S 17	S 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	S 14	SSE 14	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 10	S 10	S 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 12	SSE 12	ESE 13
Wave Graph
kJ	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	58
Wind (km/h)	SW	SSW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	W	WNW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy
High Tide			12:09PM1.28m				00:29AM1.39m				1:00PM1.32m				1:20AM1.42m				1:55PM1.39m				2:15AM1.45m
Low Tide	6:08AM0.27m				6:19PM0.30m				6:54AM0.24m				7:10PM0.28m				7:43AM0.20m				8:05PM0.24m


	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24
	—	—	4:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4:51	—	—	—	—	4:51
mm	1	1	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	11	11	10	10	11	12	12	12	10	11	13	13	13	11	11	10	10	10	11	10	10	10	9	9
Feels °C	-2	-3	-5	-4	-2	0	1	2	2	3	5	6	6	5	5	4	5	5	7	7	7	8	7	8
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 14	—	—	SSE 10	SSE 10	S 13	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6200	—	—	741	890	215	1306	1108	962	810	848	825	889	807	622
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 18	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 14	S 18	S 17	S 17	S 16	ESE 13
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	26	97	201	294	25	23	22	46	58
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 15	SSW 11	SW 18	SSW 18	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 16	S 16
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	207	183	12	61	7	7	99	45
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 14	S 15	S 17	S 17	S 17	S 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	S 14	SSE 14	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 10	S 10	S 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	4247	13585	20342	30883	29259	22905	16554	11325	8484	8585	5164	3278	2633	2015	1489	1874	1290	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Papatea Bay East Cape	Tokata East Cape	Tokata East Cape	Tokata East Cape	Himatangi Beach Wanganui-Manawatu	Tokata East Cape	Awatoto Rivermouth Hawkes Bay	Waipatiki Hawkes Bay	Awatoto Rivermouth Hawkes Bay	Stingray Bay Hawkes Bay	Napier - Marine Parade Hawkes Bay	Stingray Bay Hawkes Bay	Waipatiki Hawkes Bay	Mapere Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Waihua Hawkes Bay	Oraka Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Oraka Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Oraka Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Oraka Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Oraka Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Aurora Point Gisborne and Mahia	Aurora Point Gisborne and Mahia	Oraka Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Mahia Spit Gisborne and Mahia
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	2	3	4	4	3	2	2	2	4	3	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	1
Distance (km)	160	169	169	169	273	169	98	86	98	89	97	89	86	33	56	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Gisborne and Mahia														Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe		Oraka Beach	Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe	Waipaoa River	Table Cape Reefs	Table Cape Reefs	Diners Beach	Diners Beach	Diners Beach	Makorori Centre
Rating (10 max)														4		3	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House Northland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Stent Road Taranaki	Papatowai Catlins	Weld Road Taranaki	Papatowai Catlins	Three Points East Cape	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Three Points East Cape	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Fox River West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	6	5	9	8	9	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	7	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Graveyards New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes New Zealand	Eclipse Costa Rica	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Graveyards New Zealand	Red Bluff Australia	Costa del Sol El Salvador	Ahijedero Mexico	Three Points New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Bali Village Indonesia
Rating (10 max)	6	9	9	8	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	7	8	8	9	9	9	7	6	8	6	6	5

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