Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mahia Spit today (31 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Mahia Spit at 10PM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 31). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (31 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Mahia Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat night, fresh winds from the N by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 31 | Sunday 1 | Monday 2 | |||||||||||||||||
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 13 | E 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | E 13 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 21 | 10 | 17 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 34 | 34 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 10:59PM1.54m | 11:28AM1.65m | 11:55PM1.51m | 12:25PM1.61m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:14AM0.04m | 5:52PM0.07m | 6:10AM0.08m | 6:49PM0.10m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 15 |
Feels °C | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 3 | 2034 | 1840 | 1699 | 1412 | 1175 | 1064 | 876 | 748 | 579 | 425 | 349 | 278 | 194 | 153 | 117 | 110 | 34 | 34 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 12 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | E 13 | E 12 | — | E 12 | NE 4 | NE 12 | NNE 6 | SE 12 | NE 12 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 78 | 55 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 13 | E 12 | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | NE 12 | E 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | — | E 12 | E 11 | — | SE 12 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | N 3 | NNE 6 | NNE 4 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 |
| kJ | 1981 | 3505 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 20 | 21 | 5 | 17 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 608 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 56 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 33 | 45 |
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