Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mahia Spit today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Mahia Spit at 9PM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 28). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Mahia Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Wed morning, near gales from the SW by Fri night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | E 13 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 10 | NW 3 | N 3 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 16 | NE 11 | E 14 | S 14 | NE 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3 | 3 | 27 | 41 | 13 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:56AM1.60m | 8:18PM1.56m | 8:47AM1.65m | 9:10PM1.57m | 9:39AM1.67m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:13PM0.09m | 2:33AM0.04m | 3:06PM0.07m | 3:26AM0.02m | 4:01PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 6 | S 16 | S 15 | S 7 | S 7 | S 13 |
| kJ | 108 | 175 | 179 | 116 | 89 | 178 | 157 | 114 | 78 | 49 | 135 | 127 | 112 | 96 | 121 | 88 | 234 | 205 | 156 | 103 | 167 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 9 | E 14 | S 13 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | S 13 | S 13 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 15 | S 16 | S 16 | NE 5 | NE 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 18 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 4 | 85 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 51 | 54 | 50 | 27 | 14 | 109 | 119 | 176 | 1 | 5 | 191 | 175 | 97 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | E 13 | E 13 | N 9 | S 13 | E 13 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 17 | S 17 | N 3 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 16 | — | E 14 | S 19 | NE 15 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 119 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 51 | 91 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | 4 | 28 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 2 | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — | — | SSW 7 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 27 | 41 | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 175 | 188 | — | — | 175 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 33 | 7 | 9 | 56 | 56 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 2 | 7 | 42 |
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