Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mahia Spit today (29 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Mahia Spit at 7PM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 29). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 16s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s 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 (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (29 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Mahia Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the SSW on Fri night, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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) | S 10 | S 17 | NE 8 | SE 13 | NNE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NW 3 | E 16 | NE 11 | E 14 | NE 9 | NE 15 | NE 14 | NE 15 | E 14 | NE 14 | S 10 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 8:47AM1.65m | 9:10PM1.57m | 9:39AM1.67m | 10:03PM1.57m | 10:33AM1.67m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:06PM0.07m | 3:26AM0.02m | 4:01PM0.05m | 4:19AM0.03m | 4:56PM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 16 | S 15 | S 7 | S 7 | S 13 | NE 14 | NE 14 | E 14 | S 15 | SSW 15 | E 13 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 78 | 52 | 135 | 127 | 112 | 109 | 127 | 128 | 234 | 205 | 127 | 79 | 167 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 216 | 252 | 3 | 1605 | 1389 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | NE 5 | S 16 | S 16 | NE 5 | NE 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 18 | SE 14 | NE 15 | NE 14 | NE 14 | — | NE 13 | E 12 | NE 13 |
| kJ | 51 | 55 | 51 | 28 | 14 | 1 | 181 | 178 | 1 | 5 | 194 | 229 | 99 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | 7 | 3 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 17 | NE 8 | SE 13 | NNE 5 | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 16 | — | E 14 | S 18 | NE 15 | NE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 | — |
| kJ | 52 | 91 | 2 | 7 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | — | 4 | 26 | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | NW 3 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — | NE 9 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | SSW 11 | — |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 41 | 236 | 1 | 185 | 183 | — | 3 | 141 | 671 | 1251 | 1665 | 1545 | 1495 | 1625 | 2476 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 33 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 7 | 42 | 42 | 141 | 98 | 86 | 97 | 98 | 169 | 2 | 2 |
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