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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
16.1° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Mahia Spit today?
The current surf forecast for Mahia Spit at 1AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 11). An open ocean swell of 2.3m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Mahia Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon night, strong winds from the SSW by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thu 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | |
116 | 144 | 139 | 136 | 98 | 98 | 96 | 94 | 92 | 94 | 92 | 88 | 64 | 63 | 61 | 60 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 26 | 42 | 26 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 1:03AM1.36m | 1:31PM1.27m | 1:53AM1.38m | 2:25PM1.32m | 2:46AM1.42m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:50PM0.32m | 7:27AM0.29m | 7:40PM0.30m | 8:16AM0.25m | 8:33PM0.27m | 9:07AM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | |
5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 13 | S 13 | E 9 |
2547 | 2510 | 2291 | 1894 | 1710 | 1419 | 1138 | 892 | 736 | 593 | 497 | 734 | 1293 | 1208 | 1191 | 60 | 42 | 42 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 2615 | 2124 | 26 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 11 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 24 | SSW 24 | SSW 23 | SSW 22 | S 21 | SSW 19 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 18 |
116 | 144 | 139 | 136 | 98 | 98 | 96 | 94 | 92 | 94 | 92 | 313 | 64 | 63 | 61 | 47 | 55 | 104 | 181 | 81 | 74 | 26 | 26 | 61 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | S 16 | E 10 | — | — | S 26 | SE 16 | NE 10 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | NE 10 | SSW 20 | E 9 | NE 9 |
60 | 14 | 14 | 32 | 51 | 52 | 47 | 44 | 43 | 12 | 198 | 88 | — | — | 13 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 75 | 42 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | — | SW 4 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 17 | 70 | 156 | 228 | 2749 | 3104 | 3054 | 2904 | 2733 | 2891 | 3389 | 2914 | 1989 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 56 | 42 | 101 | 112 | 92 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 89 | 101 | 97 |
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