Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mahia Spit today (04 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Mahia Spit at 9PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 04). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Jun) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (04 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Mahia Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 4 | Friday 5 | Saturday 6 | Sun 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | E 8 | NE 5 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
68 | 80 | 41 | 27 | 37 | 18 | 21 | 14 | 23 | 75 | 137 | 209 | 194 | 86 | 86 | 93 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 44 | 44 | 32 | 35 | 21 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:54PM1.43m | 9:12AM1.30m | 9:36PM1.41m | 9:54AM1.28m | 10:17PM1.39m | 10:37AM1.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:17AM0.30m | 3:25PM0.28m | 4:00AM0.30m | 4:06PM0.29m | 4:42AM0.30m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | |
4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | E 8 | NE 5 | S 9 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 |
68 | 80 | 41 | 27 | 37 | 18 | 21 | 11 | 23 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 86 | 86 | 93 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 44 | 44 | 32 | 35 | 21 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | NE 7 | S 13 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | NE 9 | E 9 | S 12 | NE 9 | NE 9 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 11 | E 10 |
38 | 36 | 33 | 32 | 31 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 36 | 7 | 12 | 20 | 12 | 55 | 48 | 47 | 44 | 62 | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | SSW 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | S 12 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | S 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 18 | E 14 | E 8 | S 13 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 12 | NE 9 | E 10 | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | E 10 | E 14 |
29 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNW 3 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | — | NNW 2 | NW 3 | — | NW 3 | WNW 2 | — | SW 3 | — | SSW 4 | SSW 6 |
— | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 75 | 137 | 209 | 194 | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | — | 10 | 244 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 7 | 7 | 45 | 10 | 62 | 62 | 79 | 174 | 194 | 175 | 86 | 45 | 52 | 7 | 7 | 52 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 79 | 135 |
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