Māhia, New Zealand

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About Māhia

Māhia is a town in Hawke's Bay Region, New Zealand. From Māhia you can reach 9 surf spots. The nearest is Mahia reef, a surf spot 0.5 km from the centre. Overture lists 1 place to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is GIS, 49 km away.

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Staying in Māhia

1 place to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
Nearest airports: GIS, 49 km, NPE, 98 km, WHK, 156 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Māhia.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for the level each spot suits. Pick your level for the days that suit you. The best of the spots that stay in Māhia each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 2 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Māhia too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodBest spot that day for intermediatesUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Expert

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Rolling Stones7.8 kmabout 15 min by car

8 ft835 kJ

6 ft550 kJ

6 ft601 kJ

5 ft373 kJ

4 ft264 kJ

3 ft146 kJ

5 ft443 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Rolling Stones, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	0, too big	8 ft9 smushy	835kJ	wind from the south-west, 14 knots	12°C
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	6 ft9 ssoft	550kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 4 knots	17°C
Tue 20Oct	9, poor	6 ft10 smushy	601kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 8 knots	15°C
Wed 21Oct	40, fair	5 ft9 ssoft	373kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots, offshore	19°C
Thu 22Oct	54, good	4 ft9 ssoft	264kJ	wind from the west, 1 knot	18°C
Fri 23Oct	42, fair	3 ft8 ssoft	146kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 10 knots, offshore	21°C
Sat 24Oct	52, good	5 ft10 ssoft	443kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots, offshore	23°C

Waikokopu bay7.2 kmabout 15 min by car

7 ft686 kJ

6 ft533 kJ

5 ft560 kJ

5 ft335 kJ

4 ft242 kJ

3 ft134 kJ

5 ft411 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Waikokopu bay, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	0, too big	7 ft8 smushy	686kJ	wind from the south-west, 14 knots	12°C
Mon 19Oct	15, poor	6 ft10 scrumbling	533kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 9 knots, offshore	17°C
Tue 20Oct	18, poor	5 ft10 smushy	560kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 8 knots	15°C
Wed 21Oct	53, good	5 ft9 scrumbling	335kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots	19°C
Thu 22Oct	47, fair	4 ft9 scrumbling	242kJ	wind from the west, 1 knot	18°C
Fri 23Oct	32, too small	3 ft8 scrumbling	134kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 10 knots, offshore	21°C
Sat 24Oct	54, good	5 ft10 scrumbling	411kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots	23°C

Table cape8.4 kmabout 15 min by car

7 ft815 kJ

7 ft576 kJ

6 ft664 kJ

5 ft427 kJ

5 ft324 kJ

4 ft180 kJ

5 ft477 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Table cape, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	0, too big	7 ft9 s	815kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 19 knots	13°C
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	7 ft8 s	576kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots	14°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	6 ft10 s	664kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 9 knots	16°C
Wed 21Oct	21, poor	5 ft9 s	427kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 6 knots	15°C
Thu 22Oct	41, fair	5 ft9 s	324kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 4 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	51, good	4 ft8 s	180kJ	wind from the south-west, 5 knots	18°C
Sat 24Oct	16, poor	5 ft10 s	477kJ	wind from the south-east, 8 knots	18°C

Table Cape Reefs7.8 kmabout 15 min by car

7 ft771 kJ

6 ft447 kJ

6 ft624 kJ

6 ft574 kJ

4 ft294 kJ

4 ft169 kJ

5 ft624 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Table Cape Reefs, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	0, too big	7 ft9 ssoft	771kJ	wind from the south-west, 15 knots	14°C
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	6 ft8 smushy	447kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots	18°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	6 ft10 ssoft	624kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 7 knots	17°C
Wed 21Oct	44, fair	6 ft10 ssoft	574kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots, offshore	20°C
Thu 22Oct	50, good	4 ft9 ssoft	294kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 2 knots	20°C
Fri 23Oct	48, good	4 ft8 ssoft	169kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 4 knots	22°C
Sat 24Oct	48, good	5 ft11 ssoft	624kJ	wind from the west, 3 knots, offshore	26°C

Boat harbours9.5 kmabout 20 min by car

4 ft196 kJ

3 ft73 kJ

3 ft60 kJ

3 ft54 kJ

2 ft71 kJ

2 ft19 kJ

2 ft95 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Boat harbours, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	48, good	4 ft8 ssoft	196kJ	wind from the south-west, 14 knots, offshore	12°C
Mon 19Oct	36, fair	3 ft6 smushy	73kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 2 knots	16°C
Tue 20Oct	29, too small	3 ft6 smushy	60kJ	wind from the south-west, 8 knots, offshore	17°C
Wed 21Oct	25, too small	3 ft6 smushy	54kJ	wind from the south-east, 0 knots	19°C
Thu 22Oct	23, too small	2 ft9 scrumbling	71kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 5 knots	21°C
Fri 23Oct	10, too small	2 ft6 smushy	19kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 4 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	22, too small	2 ft11 scrumbling	95kJ	wind from the south, 3 knots	25°C

Mahanga6.9 kmabout 15 min by car

5 ft205 kJ

4 ft148 kJ

3 ft191 kJ

3 ft173 kJ

3 ft124 kJ

2 ft36 kJ

3 ft197 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Mahanga, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	39, fair	5 ft7 smushy	205kJ	wind from the south-west, 15 knots, offshore	13°C
Mon 19Oct	42, fair	4 ft7 smushy	148kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots, offshore	15°C
Tue 20Oct	43, fair	3 ft10 ssoft	191kJ	wind from the south-west, 9 knots, offshore	16°C
Wed 21Oct	33, poor	3 ft9 ssoft	173kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 1 knot, offshore	17°C
Thu 22Oct	32, too small	3 ft10 ssoft	124kJ	wind from the south-east, 2 knots	18°C
Fri 23Oct	17, too small	2 ft6 smushy	36kJ	wind from the south-west, 5 knots, offshore	19°C
Sat 24Oct	36, fair	3 ft11 ssoft	197kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 2 knots	22°C

Mahia reef0.5 kmabout 5 min by car

4 ft88 kJ

3 ft66 kJ

2 ft89 kJ

2 ft86 kJ

2 ft61 kJ

2 ft14 kJ

2 ft95 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Mahia reef, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	31, too small	4 ft6 smushy	88kJ	wind from the south-west, 15 knots, offshore	14°C
Mon 19Oct	16, too small	3 ft7 smushy	66kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots, offshore	18°C
Tue 20Oct	18, too small	2 ft10 scrumbling	89kJ	wind from the south-west, 8 knots, offshore	17°C
Wed 21Oct	14, too small	2 ft9 scrumbling	86kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots, offshore	20°C
Thu 22Oct	14, too small	2 ft10 scrumbling	61kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 6 knots, offshore	20°C
Fri 23Oct	7, too small	2 ft6 smushy	14kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 4 knots, offshore	22°C
Sat 24Oct	16, too small	2 ft11 scrumbling	95kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots, offshore	26°C

Blacks reef6.9 kmabout 15 min by carNeeds 5 ft+

8 ft736 kJ

6 ft509 kJ

6 ft600 kJ

5 ft458 kJ

4 ft242 kJ

3 ft135 kJ

5 ft595 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Blacks reef, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	36, fair	8 ft8 smushy	736kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 6 knots	12°C
Mon 19Oct	50, good	6 ft9 ssoft	509kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 4 knots	17°C
Tue 20Oct	40, fair	6 ft10 ssoft	600kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 4 knots	15°C
Wed 21Oct	41, fair	5 ft10 ssoft	458kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	19°C
Thu 22Oct	29, too small	4 ft9 ssoft	242kJ	wind from the west, 1 knot	18°C
Fri 23Oct	19, too small	3 ft8 ssoft	135kJ	wind from the west, 5 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	41, fair	5 ft11 ssoft	595kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 4 knots	23°C

Spit3.6 kmabout 10 min by carNeeds 5 ft+

5 ft251 kJ

4 ft148 kJ

3 ft191 kJ

3 ft173 kJ

3 ft132 kJ

2 ft36 kJ

3 ft197 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Spit, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	32, too small	5 ft8 smushy	251kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 13 knots, offshore	14°C
Mon 19Oct	17, too small	4 ft7 smushy	148kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots, offshore	18°C
Tue 20Oct	21, too small	3 ft10 scrumbling	191kJ	wind from the south-west, 8 knots, offshore	17°C
Wed 21Oct	15, too small	3 ft9 scrumbling	173kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots	20°C
Thu 22Oct	16, too small	3 ft10 shollow	132kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 6 knots, offshore	20°C
Fri 23Oct	8, too small	2 ft6 smushy	36kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 4 knots, offshore	22°C
Sat 24Oct	17, too small	3 ft11 shollow	197kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots, offshore	26°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Māhia, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).