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Mahia Spit surf Forecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 27 Apr 2024 NZST
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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 17.5°C (Statistics for 27 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 17.2 °C max: 18.4 °C min: 15.8 °C)
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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 17.5°C (Statistics for 27 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 17.2 °C max: 18.4 °C min: 15.8 °C)


How big are the waves at Mahia Spit today?

The current surf forecast for Mahia Spit at 10AM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 27). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Afternoon (27 Apr)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (27 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

Table - waves today at Mahia Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Update imminent
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.2
E
0.3
NE
0.6
ENE
0.7
NE
0.8
ENE
0.7
NE
0.8
ENE
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
NE
0.6
ENE
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ENE
0.5
E
1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.8
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.5
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
3
E
3
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.4
E
2.3
E
2.2
E
2
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.4
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
Period(s) (?)67111010101010101011111010101010999999668891011111212121211111111111111111111111010101010101010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)1111101661102125981331201101089271757265626042422947691271962803745911121156521602160222120921725148313921278119096667358544832326720820413112896717147757171694745
Wind
(km/h)
35
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
S
15
E
15
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
20
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
NNE
20
N
15
N
10
N
5
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
20
E
25
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
15
ESE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SSW
20
WSW
50
SW
40
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
25
SW
15
SW
10
SSE
5
E
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSW
5
WSW
5
N
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglassglasson
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:10AM
1.38
8:35PM
1.45
8:53AM
1.37
9:17PM
1.46
9:36AM
1.37
10:01PM
1.47
10:21AM
1.37
10:48PM
1.47
11:11AM
1.36
11:39PM
1.48
12:04PM
1.37
12:33AM
1.50
1:02PM
1.38
1:30AM
1.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:11AM
0.27
2:25PM
0.24
2:54AM
0.26
3:07PM
0.24
3:38AM
0.26
3:51PM
0.23
4:23AM
0.25
4:36PM
0.22
5:12AM
0.24
5:25PM
0.21
6:03AM
0.22
6:17PM
0.20
6:57AM
0.19
7:13PM
0.18
7:53AM
0.15
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunrise--6:48-------6:48-------6:50-------6:50-------6:50-------6:52-------6:52-------6:54-
Sunset----5:22-------5:21-------5:20-------5:19-------5:17-------5:15-------5:15-------
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Rain (mm)
--------------------------113211--------11------------------
Temp. °C131414141414141312121214151514131313141515151515151515151515151515141416161614121211111213131312121213131414141313121313
Feels °C (?)4889111010991010109988101113121110101111111211121111111091012121244455810119910899101010911111210

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