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 beginners: 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 beginner 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.GoodUnder 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 Intermediate

Spot

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Sun 25

Blacks reef6.9 kmabout 15 min by carIntermediate and up

6 ft549 kJ

6 ft500 kJ

6 ft526 kJ

4 ft305 kJ

3 ft119 kJ

5 ft348 kJ

4 ft220 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Blacks reef, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	51, good	6 ft9 ssoft	549kJ	wind from the south-west, 4 knots	17°C
Tue 20Oct	42, fair	6 ft10 ssoft	500kJ	wind from the south-east, 3 knots	15°C
Wed 21Oct	38, fair	6 ft10 ssoft	526kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 5 knots	18°C
Thu 22Oct	33, too small	4 ft9 ssoft	305kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots	22°C
Fri 23Oct	20, too small	3 ft8 ssoft	119kJ	wind from the east, 7 knots	20°C
Sat 24Oct	34, too small	5 ft10 ssoft	348kJ	wind from the north, 1 knot, offshore	25°C
Sun 25Oct	22, too small	4 ft9 ssoft	220kJ	wind from the south, 2 knots	21°C

Boat harbours9.5 kmabout 20 min by carIntermediate and up

3 ft72 kJ

3 ft62 kJ

3 ft56 kJ

2 ft60 kJ

2 ft23 kJ

2 ft74 kJ

2 ft44 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Boat harbours, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	34, poor	3 ft6 smushy	72kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots	16°C
Tue 20Oct	25, too small	3 ft7 smushy	62kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 7 knots	17°C
Wed 21Oct	25, too small	3 ft6 smushy	56kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 1 knot	19°C
Thu 22Oct	19, too small	2 ft9 scrumbling	60kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 0 knots	19°C
Fri 23Oct	13, too small	2 ft6 smushy	23kJ	wind from the south-west, 5 knots, offshore	20°C
Sat 24Oct	25, too small	2 ft9 ssoft	74kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 5 knots, offshore	26°C
Sun 25Oct	15, too small	2 ft8 scrumbling	44kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 1 knot	20°C

Mahanga6.9 kmabout 15 min by carIntermediate and up

4 ft145 kJ

4 ft104 kJ

3 ft178 kJ

3 ft83 kJ

3 ft40 kJ

3 ft144 kJ

2 ft63 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Mahanga, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	39, fair	4 ft8 smushy	145kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots	15°C
Tue 20Oct	45, fair	4 ft7 smushy	104kJ	wind from the south-east, 4 knots	16°C
Wed 21Oct	36, fair	3 ft9 ssoft	178kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 2 knots, offshore	17°C
Thu 22Oct	24, too small	3 ft8 ssoft	83kJ	wind from the east, 2 knots	17°C
Fri 23Oct	20, too small	3 ft6 smushy	40kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 7 knots, offshore	18°C
Sat 24Oct	36, fair	3 ft10 ssoft	144kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 8 knots, offshore	22°C
Sun 25Oct	18, too small	2 ft8 ssoft	63kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 1 knot	18°C

Mahia reef0.5 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up

3 ft63 kJ

2 ft94 kJ

2 ft85 kJ

2 ft39 kJ

2 ft17 kJ

2 ft73 kJ

2 ft28 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Mahia reef, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	14, too small	3 ft7 smushy	63kJ	wind from the east, 1 knot	18°C
Tue 20Oct	19, too small	2 ft10 scrumbling	94kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 6 knots, offshore	18°C
Wed 21Oct	15, too small	2 ft9 scrumbling	85kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots, offshore	19°C
Thu 22Oct	9, too small	2 ft8 ssoft	39kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots	20°C
Fri 23Oct	9, too small	2 ft5 smushy	17kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 6 knots, offshore	21°C
Sat 24Oct	13, too small	2 ft11 scrumbling	73kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 6 knots	27°C
Sun 25Oct	7, too small	2 ft8 smushy	28kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 1 knot	21°C

Rolling Stones7.8 kmabout 15 min by carIntermediate and up

6 ft599 kJ

6 ft518 kJ

5 ft369 kJ

4 ft304 kJ

3 ft144 kJ

5 ft379 kJ

4 ft233 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Rolling Stones, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	6 ft9 ssoft	599kJ	wind from the south-west, 4 knots	17°C
Tue 20Oct	14, poor	6 ft9 ssoft	518kJ	wind from the south-east, 3 knots	15°C
Wed 21Oct	38, fair	5 ft9 ssoft	369kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots, offshore	18°C
Thu 22Oct	63, good	4 ft9 ssoft	304kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 9 knots, offshore	22°C
Fri 23Oct	43, fair	3 ft8 ssoft	144kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 9 knots, offshore	20°C
Sat 24Oct	41, fair	5 ft10 ssoft	379kJ	wind from the north, 1 knot	25°C
Sun 25Oct	49, good	4 ft9 ssoft	233kJ	wind from the south, 2 knots	21°C

Spit3.6 kmabout 10 min by carIntermediate and up

4 ft145 kJ

4 ft213 kJ

3 ft178 kJ

3 ft83 kJ

3 ft40 kJ

3 ft158 kJ

2 ft63 kJ

Forecast and score for expert surfers at Spit, each day
Day	Scorefor Expert	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	16, too small	4 ft8 smushy	145kJ	wind from the east, 1 knot	18°C
Tue 20Oct	22, too small	4 ft10 scrumbling	213kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 6 knots, offshore	18°C
Wed 21Oct	16, too small	3 ft9 scrumbling	178kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 3 knots, offshore	19°C
Thu 22Oct	10, too small	3 ft8 scrumbling	83kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots	20°C
Fri 23Oct	9, too small	3 ft6 smushy	40kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 6 knots, offshore	21°C
Sat 24Oct	14, too small	3 ft10 shollow	158kJ	wind from the west-north-west, 6 knots	27°C
Sun 25Oct	8, too small	2 ft8 scrumbling	63kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 1 knot	21°C

Table cape8.4 kmabout 15 min by carIntermediate and up

7 ft655 kJ

7 ft784 kJ

5 ft448 kJ

5 ft324 kJ

4 ft167 kJ

5 ft461 kJ

4 ft277 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Table cape, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	7 ft9 s	655kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 9 knots	14°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	7 ft10 s	784kJ	wind from the south, 8 knots	15°C
Wed 21Oct	22, poor	5 ft9 s	448kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots	14°C
Thu 22Oct	40, fair	5 ft9 s	324kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots	16°C
Fri 23Oct	53, good	4 ft8 s	167kJ	wind from the north-east, 6 knots	17°C
Sat 24Oct	46, fair	5 ft10 s	461kJ	wind from the north-west, 7 knots, offshore	21°C
Sun 25Oct	48, good	4 ft9 s	277kJ	wind from the east, 2 knots	16°C

Table Cape Reefs7.8 kmabout 15 min by carIntermediate and up

6 ft632 kJ

6 ft729 kJ

6 ft528 kJ

4 ft294 kJ

4 ft161 kJ

5 ft391 kJ

4 ft252 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Table Cape Reefs, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	6 ft9 ssoft	632kJ	wind from the east, 1 knot	18°C
Tue 20Oct	0, too big	6 ft10 smushy	729kJ	wind from the south-south-west, 6 knots	18°C
Wed 21Oct	33, poor	6 ft10 ssoft	528kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 3 knots	19°C
Thu 22Oct	40, fair	4 ft9 ssoft	294kJ	wind from the east, 3 knots	20°C
Fri 23Oct	49, good	4 ft8 smushy	161kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 6 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	53, good	5 ft10 ssoft	391kJ	wind from the north-east, 2 knots	27°C
Sun 25Oct	50, good	4 ft9 ssoft	252kJ	wind from the south-south-east, 1 knot	21°C

Waikokopu bay7.2 kmabout 15 min by carIntermediate and up

6 ft549 kJ

6 ft500 kJ

5 ft344 kJ

4 ft305 kJ

3 ft131 kJ

5 ft348 kJ

4 ft220 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Waikokopu bay, each day
Day	Scorefor Intermediate	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Mon 19Oct	0, too big	6 ft9 scrumbling	549kJ	wind from the south-west, 4 knots	17°C
Tue 20Oct	24, poor	6 ft10 scrumbling	500kJ	wind from the south-east, 3 knots	15°C
Wed 21Oct	52, good	5 ft9 scrumbling	344kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 6 knots, offshore	18°C
Thu 22Oct	56, good	4 ft9 scrumbling	305kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots	22°C
Fri 23Oct	33, too small	3 ft8 scrumbling	131kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 9 knots, offshore	20°C
Sat 24Oct	47, fair	5 ft10 scrumbling	348kJ	wind from the north, 1 knot, offshore	25°C
Sun 25Oct	37, fair	4 ft9 scrumbling	220kJ	wind from the south, 2 knots	21°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).