Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mahia Spit today (30 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 15s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Mahia Spit at 6PM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 30). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 19s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | - | - |
| Evening (30 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Mahia Spit. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (gales from the SW on Fri night, calm by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 16 | NE 11 | S 14 | E 11 | NE 15 | NE 14 | NE 14 | E 14 | NE 14 | S 10 | NE 13 | E 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NNE 8 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 25 | 14 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 9:39AM1.67m | 10:03PM1.57m | 10:33AM1.67m | 10:59PM1.54m | 11:28AM1.65m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:01PM0.05m | 4:19AM0.03m | 4:56PM0.06m | 5:14AM0.04m | 5:52PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 15 |
Feels °C | 6 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 4 | -3 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | SSW 7 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | NE 14 | NE 14 | E 14 | S 15 | SSW 15 | NE 13 | S 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 234 | 125 | 253 | 232 | 167 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 282 | 263 | 7 | 1702 | 1509 | 1463 | 1248 | 1136 | 944 | 847 | 650 | 569 | 418 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | S 15 | SSW 6 | S 19 | S 18 | SE 13 | — | NE 14 | NE 14 | — | NE 13 | E 12 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 13 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 205 | 34 | 29 | 99 | 7 | — | 8 | 8 | — | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | NE 11 | S 7 | E 11 | NE 15 | NE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | E 13 | — | — | — | E 12 | E 12 | NE 13 | E 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 39 | 2 | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SW 7 | — | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 7 | S 8 | S 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | NNE 8 | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNW 3 |
| kJ | 249 | 316 | — | 59 | 109 | 662 | 1148 | 1463 | 1570 | 1827 | 1985 | 2261 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | 20 | 25 | 6 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 42 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 42 | 141 | 135 | 86 | 97 | 98 | 169 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 |
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