Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mahia Spit today (10 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Mahia Spit at 8PM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 10). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (10 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (10 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Mahia Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 10 | Sunday 11 | Monday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ENE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 107 | 88 | 88 | 78 | 75 | 49 | 77 | 127 | 124 | 103 | 79 | 94 | 58 | 58 | 44 | 43 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 20 | 20 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 6:21PM1.50m | 6:50AM1.48m | 7:11PM1.49m | 7:39AM1.50m | 7:58PM1.48m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:10PM0.17m | 00:39AM0.12m | 1:03PM0.16m | 1:28AM0.12m | 1:53PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ENE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 107 | 88 | 88 | 78 | 75 | 49 | 77 | 127 | 124 | 103 | 79 | 94 | 58 | 58 | 44 | 43 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | ENE 8 | SE 6 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 |
| kJ | 138 | 82 | 80 | 72 | 70 | 47 | 39 | 38 | 33 | 31 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 11 | S 11 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 23 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 60 | 61 | 46 | 45 | 45 | 41 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 4 | — | — | — | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 10 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 86 | 97 | 79 | 79 |
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