Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mahia Spit today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Mahia Spit at 2AM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 17). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Mahia Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1376 | 1288 | 1271 | 1136 | 1106 | 956 | 943 | 917 | 777 | 704 | 693 | 586 | 586 | 499 | 461 | 384 | 373 | 292 | 278 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:13PM1.71m | 8:39AM1.55m | 9:06PM1.67m | 9:34AM1.52m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:36AM0.01m | 2:53PM0.01m | 3:30AM0.02m | 3:47PM0.06m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 16 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | S 23 | S 22 | S 21 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 1376 | 1288 | 1271 | 1136 | 1106 | 956 | 943 | 917 | 777 | 3400 | 4081 | 3822 | 3352 | 2920 | 2300 | 1974 | 1682 | 1339 | 1274 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | S 14 | S 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 279 | 402 | 363 | 302 | 602 | 569 | 353 | 341 | 279 | 704 | 693 | 586 | 586 | 499 | 461 | 384 | 373 | 292 | 278 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 19 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | SSW 14 | — | S 28 | S 19 | S 24 | S 11 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 110 | 214 | 231 | 205 | 236 | — | 15 | 66 | 915 | 291 | 274 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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