Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mahia Spit today (24 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Mahia Spit at 10AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 24). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (24 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (24 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Mahia Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri night, strong winds from the SW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | E 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 10 | 14 | 12 | 8 | 33 | 21 | 80 | 110 | 116 | 157 | 169 | 155 | 202 | 195 | 229 | 277 | 249 | 309 | 529 | 361 | 539 | 523 | 431 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:19AM1.35m | 1:51PM1.35m | 2:08AM1.31m | 2:39PM1.34m | 2:56AM1.29m | 3:27PM1.34m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:33AM0.27m | 8:00PM0.35m | 8:20AM0.30m | 8:49PM0.37m | 9:07AM0.32m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSE 10 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | E 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 10 | 14 | 12 | 31 | 33 | 21 | 80 | 110 | 116 | 157 | 169 | 155 | 202 | 195 | 149 | 144 | 249 | 309 | 529 | 361 | 539 | 523 | 431 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 6 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | E 10 | E 10 | S 16 | SE 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | S 14 |
| kJ | 20 | 33 | 32 | 8 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 38 | 18 | 7 | 119 | 155 | 229 | 277 | 106 | 106 | 20 | 106 | 39 | 42 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ENE 8 | ESE 11 | E 10 | SE 11 | ESE 13 | SE 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 18 | ESE 13 | NNE 9 | NE 6 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 16 | S 16 | E 13 | SSW 14 | — |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 19 | 5 | 16 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 61 | 16 | 29 | 1 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 50 | 19 | 55 | 82 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | N 3 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 3 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 6 | — | — | WSW 2 | SSW 3 | SSW 5 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 35 | 42 | — | — | 1 | 6 | 78 | 214 | 206 | 190 | 194 | 199 | 279 | 329 | 416 | 462 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 94 | 10 | 79 | 12 | 44 | 44 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 86 | 86 | 100 | 73 | 73 | 84 | 56 | 97 | 112 | 89 | 73 |
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