Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mahia Spit today (07 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Mahia Spit at 4PM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 07). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (07 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (07 Jul) | 6ft (1.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Mahia Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed night, min 11°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, near gales from the S by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Fri 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 417 | 524 | 585 | 573 | 682 | 761 | 786 | 697 | 653 | 653 | 653 | 563 | 671 | 616 | 586 | 520 | 443 | 392 | 458 | 573 | 377 | 563 | 423 | 49 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:54AM1.32m | 11:14PM1.42m | 11:42AM1.35m | 00:02AM1.43m | 12:34PM1.39m | 00:54AM1.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:06PM0.27m | 5:38AM0.22m | 5:54PM0.26m | 6:24AM0.20m | 6:46PM0.25m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 |
 | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | 5:00 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 417 | 524 | 585 | 573 | 682 | 761 | 786 | 697 | 653 | 653 | 653 | 563 | 671 | 616 | 586 | 520 | 443 | 392 | 2339 | 573 | 377 | 563 | 423 | 49 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 14 | S 13 | S 8 | S 13 | S 12 | S 9 | S 10 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | SSW 16 | S 21 | SSW 16 | SSW 20 | — | — |
| kJ | 37 | 54 | 50 | 49 | 48 | 47 | 45 | 41 | 24 | 95 | 88 | 58 | 51 | 48 | 104 | 230 | 26 | 31 | 25 | 9 | 147 | 38 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 8 | S 8 | S 13 | S 8 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | — | S 22 | NE 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 92 | 82 | 80 | 80 | 79 | 75 | 70 | 67 | 64 | 23 | 20 | 84 | 45 | 89 | 49 | 25 | 55 | 59 | — | 9 | 35 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 8 | — | SW 3 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | SW 4 | S 10 | S 11 | E 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 108 | — | 2 | 64 | 116 | 15 | 919 | 3262 | 458 | 1479 | 1568 | 1805 | 3790 | 5546 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 86 | 160 | 160 | 164 | 223 |
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