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 experts: 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 expert surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. 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 expertsUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

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Rolling Stones7.8 kmabout 15 min by car

8 ft837 kJ

6 ft566 kJ

6 ft635 kJ

5 ft373 kJ

4 ft307 kJ

3 ft146 kJ

6 ft655 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Rolling Stones, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	35, poor	8 ft8 smushy	837kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 6 knots	12°C
Mon 19Oct	54, good	6 ft10 ssoft	566kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 9 knots, offshore	17°C
Tue 20Oct	42, fair	6 ft10 ssoft	635kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots	15°C
Wed 21Oct	43, fair	5 ft9 ssoft	373kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 7 knots, offshore	18°C
Thu 22Oct	35, too small	4 ft9 ssoft	307kJ	wind from the east, 5 knots, offshore	23°C
Fri 23Oct	23, too small	3 ft8 ssoft	146kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 10 knots, offshore	19°C
Sat 24Oct	46, fair	6 ft11 ssoft	655kJ	wind from the south, 3 knots	24°C

Waikokopu bay7.2 kmabout 15 min by car

8 ft736 kJ

6 ft533 kJ

6 ft600 kJ

5 ft335 kJ

4 ft305 kJ

3 ft134 kJ

5 ft595 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Waikokopu bay, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	36, fair	8 ft8 smushy	736kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 6 knots	12°C
Mon 19Oct	52, good	6 ft10 scrumbling	533kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 9 knots, offshore	17°C
Tue 20Oct	41, fair	6 ft10 scrumbling	600kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots	15°C
Wed 21Oct	40, fair	5 ft9 scrumbling	335kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 7 knots, offshore	18°C
Thu 22Oct	32, too small	4 ft9 scrumbling	305kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots	23°C
Fri 23Oct	21, too small	3 ft8 scrumbling	134kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 10 knots, offshore	19°C
Sat 24Oct	43, fair	5 ft11 scrumbling	595kJ	wind from the south, 3 knots	24°C

Blacks reef6.9 kmabout 15 min by car

8 ft736 kJ

6 ft509 kJ

6 ft600 kJ

5 ft524 kJ

4 ft305 kJ

3 ft135 kJ

5 ft595 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Blacks reef, each day
Day	Score for experts	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, 3 knots	17°C
Tue 20Oct	39, fair	6 ft10 ssoft	600kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots	15°C
Wed 21Oct	39, fair	5 ft10 smushy	524kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 6 knots	18°C
Thu 22Oct	32, too small	4 ft9 ssoft	305kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots	23°C
Fri 23Oct	19, too small	3 ft8 ssoft	135kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 4 knots	19°C
Sat 24Oct	44, fair	5 ft11 ssoft	595kJ	wind from the south, 3 knots	24°C

Table Cape Reefs7.8 kmabout 15 min by car

8 ft822 kJ

6 ft447 kJ

6 ft648 kJ

6 ft574 kJ

5 ft352 kJ

4 ft169 kJ

5 ft624 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Table Cape Reefs, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	38, fair	8 ft9 ssoft	822kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 13 knots	14°C
Mon 19Oct	48, good	6 ft8 smushy	447kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots	17°C
Tue 20Oct	41, fair	6 ft10 ssoft	648kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 8 knots	18°C
Wed 21Oct	40, fair	6 ft10 ssoft	574kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots, offshore	19°C
Thu 22Oct	26, too small	5 ft9 smushy	352kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots	21°C
Fri 23Oct	18, too small	4 ft8 ssoft	169kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 4 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	42, fair	5 ft11 ssoft	624kJ	wind from the north, 0 knots	24°C

Table cape8.4 kmabout 15 min by car

7 ft815 kJ

7 ft576 kJ

6 ft680 kJ

6 ft605 kJ

5 ft382 kJ

4 ft180 kJ

6 ft661 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Table cape, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	20, poor	7 ft9 s	815kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 19 knots	13°C
Mon 19Oct	44, fair	7 ft8 s	576kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 2 knots	14°C
Tue 20Oct	34, poor	6 ft10 s	680kJ	wind from the south-east, 7 knots	15°C
Wed 21Oct	41, fair	6 ft10 s	605kJ	wind from the north-east, 2 knots	13°C
Thu 22Oct	31, too small	5 ft9 s	382kJ	wind from the north-east, 8 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	18, too small	4 ft8 s	180kJ	wind from the south, 5 knots	16°C
Sat 24Oct	36, fair	6 ft11 s	661kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 5 knots	17°C

Spit3.6 kmabout 10 min by car

5 ft251 kJ

4 ft148 kJ

3 ft191 kJ

3 ft173 kJ

3 ft84 kJ

2 ft36 kJ

3 ft173 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Spit, each day
Day	Score for experts	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	17°C
Tue 20Oct	21, too small	3 ft10 scrumbling	191kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 8 knots, offshore	18°C
Wed 21Oct	16, too small	3 ft9 scrumbling	173kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots	19°C
Thu 22Oct	11, too small	3 ft8 scrumbling	84kJ	wind from the south, 5 knots, offshore	21°C
Fri 23Oct	7, too small	2 ft6 smushy	36kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 4 knots, offshore	21°C
Sat 24Oct	17, too small	3 ft10 shollow	173kJ	wind from the north, 0 knots	24°C

Mahanga6.9 kmabout 15 min by car

5 ft205 kJ

4 ft148 kJ

3 ft191 kJ

3 ft173 kJ

3 ft84 kJ

2 ft36 kJ

3 ft173 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Mahanga, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	26, too small	5 ft7 smushy	205kJ	wind from the south-west, 15 knots, offshore	13°C
Mon 19Oct	17, too small	4 ft7 smushy	148kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots, offshore	15°C
Tue 20Oct	17, too small	3 ft10 ssoft	191kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 8 knots	16°C
Wed 21Oct	15, too small	3 ft9 ssoft	173kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 2 knots, offshore	16°C
Thu 22Oct	10, too small	3 ft8 ssoft	84kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	18°C
Fri 23Oct	6, too small	2 ft6 smushy	36kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 4 knots	18°C
Sat 24Oct	16, too small	3 ft10 ssoft	173kJ	wind from the south-east, 3 knots	20°C

Boat harbours9.5 kmabout 20 min by car

4 ft196 kJ

3 ft73 kJ

3 ft60 kJ

3 ft54 kJ

2 ft60 kJ

2 ft19 kJ

2 ft46 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Boat harbours, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	22, too small	4 ft8 ssoft	196kJ	wind from the south-west, 14 knots, offshore	12°C
Mon 19Oct	15, too small	3 ft6 smushy	73kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 2 knots	16°C
Tue 20Oct	11, too small	3 ft6 smushy	60kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 8 knots	17°C
Wed 21Oct	10, too small	3 ft6 smushy	54kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 2 knots	18°C
Thu 22Oct	8, too small	2 ft9 scrumbling	60kJ	wind from the south, 4 knots	20°C
Fri 23Oct	4, too small	2 ft6 smushy	19kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 3 knots	19°C
Sat 24Oct	9, too small	2 ft7 smushy	46kJ	wind from the south-east, 3 knots	22°C

Mahia reef0.5 kmabout 5 min by car

4 ft88 kJ

3 ft66 kJ

2 ft89 kJ

2 ft86 kJ

2 ft34 kJ

2 ft14 kJ

2 ft81 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Mahia reef, each day
Day	Score for experts	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	20, too small	4 ft6 smushy	88kJ	wind from the south-west, 15 knots, offshore	14°C
Mon 19Oct	10, too small	3 ft7 smushy	66kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots, offshore	17°C
Tue 20Oct	12, too small	2 ft10 scrumbling	89kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 8 knots, offshore	18°C
Wed 21Oct	9, too small	2 ft9 scrumbling	86kJ	wind from the west, 4 knots, offshore	19°C
Thu 22Oct	6, too small	2 ft8 scrumbling	34kJ	wind from the south, 5 knots	21°C
Fri 23Oct	4, too small	2 ft6 smushy	14kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 4 knots, offshore	21°C
Sat 24Oct	11, too small	2 ft10 scrumbling	81kJ	wind from the north, 0 knots	24°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).