Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mahia Spit today (19 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Mahia Spit at 10PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 19). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (19 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
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 night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | Mon 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | E 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 63 | 80 | 99 | 96 | 115 | 94 | 68 | 67 | 65 | 38 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:29PM1.70m | 9:56AM1.53m | 10:23PM1.65m | 10:53AM1.49m | 11:18PM1.58m | 11:49AM1.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:53AM0.02m | 4:09PM0.04m | 4:47AM0.05m | 5:04PM0.10m | 5:41AM0.09m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — |
 | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
| kJ | 2316 | 2550 | 1855 | 1398 | 957 | 769 | 599 | 488 | 374 | 295 | 232 | 139 | 101 | 69 | 161 | 155 | 142 | 136 | 127 | 117 | 75 | 73 | 71 | 69 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 9 | NE 9 | S 16 | E 9 | NNE 4 | N 4 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 4 |
| kJ | 81 | 80 | 99 | 96 | 115 | 94 | 68 | 67 | 65 | 24 | 24 | 15 | 22 | 75 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | E 18 | ESE 18 | ESE 18 | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | S 16 | E 9 | NE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 63 | 25 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 38 | 16 | 23 | 45 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | — | N 6 | — | NNE 3 | NW 3 | N 2 | N 3 | NNW 2 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | — | — | WSW 2 | S 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | 18 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 15 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 33 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
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