Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mahia Spit today (19 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 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 2AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 18). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 15s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (19 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 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 ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sun 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 11 | SE 11 | NNE 9 | NE 11 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5 | 5 | 33 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 46 | 43 | 79 | 103 | 97 | 116 | 115 | 94 | 68 | 67 | 56 | 33 | 28 | 23 | 14 | 31 | 22 | 13 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:33PM1.74m | 8:59AM1.57m | 9:29PM1.70m | 9:56AM1.53m | 10:23PM1.65m | 10:53AM1.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:56AM0.00m | 3:13PM-0.01m | 3:53AM0.02m | 4:09PM0.04m | 4:47AM0.05m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — |
 | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 15 | S 17 | 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 |
| kJ | 806 | 704 | 582 | 573 | 383 | 262 | 1051 | 2093 | 2316 | 2289 | 1855 | 1398 | 957 | 769 | 599 | 488 | 374 | 295 | 232 | 139 | 101 | 69 | 161 | 155 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 11 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 5 | NE 11 | S 6 | S 6 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NNE 6 | E 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 229 | 298 | 29 | 43 | 46 | 46 | 97 | 116 | 115 | 94 | 68 | 67 | 56 | 24 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 31 | 22 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | NNE 9 | — | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | E 19 | NE 11 | NE 11 | ESE 18 | ESE 18 | ESE 17 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 10 | NE 6 | NE 10 | S 16 | S 16 | E 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 33 | — | 22 | 22 | 46 | 7 | 79 | 103 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 4 | 7 | 33 | 8 | 23 | 45 | 76 | 14 | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 4 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NW 3 | NNE 6 | NW 3 | — | NW 2 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 9 | 20 | 29 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 22 | 24 | 28 | 2 | 7 | 2 | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 33 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 33 | 33 | 33 |
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