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Mahia Spit surfForecast / Gisborne and Mahia / New Zealand
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Mahia Spit surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Mahia Spit sea temperature is
16.3° C
(Which is 1.0°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Mahia Spit today?
The current surf forecast for Mahia Spit at 7AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 24). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (25 Apr) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (25 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Mahia Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 9 | E 11 | |
108 | 54 | 51 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 2 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:58PM1.59m | 12:27PM1.45m | 00:56AM1.54m | 1:27PM1.41m | 1:54AM1.49m | 2:25PM1.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:21AM0.12m | 6:39PM0.14m | 7:18AM0.15m | 7:37PM0.19m | 8:15AM0.18m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | S 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 |
108 | 90 | 115 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 125 | 101 | 561 | 655 | 811 | 765 | 590 | 475 | 371 | 353 | 304 | 356 | 290 | 356 | 597 | 1508 | 2444 | 1907 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 13 | SSE 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 14 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | NE 4 | E 10 | E 10 | S 12 | E 11 | E 9 | E 11 |
61 | 54 | 51 | 86 | 56 | 76 | 77 | 195 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 220 | 9 | 6 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 13 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | — | E 9 | — | — | — | S 18 | E 9 | — | NE 4 | E 10 | NE 5 | NE 8 | E 11 | — | — | — |
68 | 96 | 90 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 12 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | — | 1 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 9 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | — | N 3 | ENE 9 | — | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — |
— | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 8 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 15 | 38 | 43 | 42 | 59 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 42 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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