Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mahia Spit today (03 Aug):
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Mahia Spit at 9PM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 03). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 18s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (03 Aug) | - | - |
| Evening (03 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Mahia Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, near gales from the SSW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 3 | Tuesday 4 | Wednesday 5 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 10 | S 13 | ENE 13 | SSE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 12 | SE 14 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 16 |
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 kJ | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 9:20PM1.45m | 9:44AM1.38m | 10:03PM1.45m | 10:30AM1.40m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:43AM0.20m | 3:57PM0.22m | 4:26AM0.19m | 4:44PM0.22m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 5 | -1 | -2 | -4 | -4 | -5 | -6 | -7 | -7 | -5 | -4 | -2 | -1 | -1 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | S 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 15 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 16 |
| kJ | 345 | 335 | 540 | 439 | 447 | 1037 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SSE 11 | S 18 | SSW 6 | S 18 | ENE 12 | SE 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 84 | 176 | 60 | 15 | 155 | 14 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | S 20 | ENE 13 | S 18 | NE 12 | E 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 69 | 68 | 17 | 58 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 3 | SW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 14 | S 10 | S 11 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 84 | 83 | 317 | 3714 | 1897 | 3751 | 5696 | 5076 | 5119 | 5852 | 6497 | 6215 | 5492 | 4475 | 3840 | 3388 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 86 | 89 | 89 | 160 | 331 | 290 | 169 | 293 | 169 | 273 | 273 | 293 |
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