
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mahia Spit today (11 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Mahia Spit at 10PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 11). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 7s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Mahia Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 4 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
96 | 76 | 58 | 58 | 28 | 43 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 24 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 40 | 13 | 9 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 7:39AM1.50m | 7:58PM1.48m | 8:25AM1.51m | 8:44PM1.46m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:28AM0.12m | 1:53PM0.17m | 2:14AM0.14m | 2:40PM0.18m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 19 |
Feels °C | 14 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 6 | ENE 7 | NE 4 |
96 | 76 | 58 | 58 | 28 | 43 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 24 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 3 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 6 | SSE 9 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | S 16 | NE 10 | ENE 7 |
31 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 4 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 9 | S 14 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | — | SSE 9 | SE 9 | S 16 | ENE 10 |
41 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 8 | 3 | 19 | 9 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NE 4 | — | — | WSW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | NE 4 | NW 3 |
3 | 6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 40 | 13 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 169 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 160 | 160 | 174 | 112 | 62 | 9 | 141 |
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