Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Midshore Bay today (28 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Midshore Bay at 12AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Midshore Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu morning, min 5°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 268 | 330 | 340 | 345 | 411 | 404 | 490 | 490 | 490 | 488 | 495 | 495 | 488 | 411 | 335 | 330 | 255 | 247 | 292 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:17PM1.82m | 3:33AM1.70m | 3:59PM1.84m | 4:15AM1.71m | 4:40PM1.86m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:28PM0.44m | 9:37AM0.37m | 10:11PM0.41m | 10:21AM0.34m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 |
| kJ | 268 | 330 | 340 | 345 | 411 | 404 | 490 | 490 | 490 | 488 | 495 | 495 | 488 | 411 | 335 | 330 | 255 | 247 | 292 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 7 | S 10 | S 10 | S 16 | S 15 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | SSE 17 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 55 | 33 | 36 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 29 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | — | S 16 | — | S 15 | SE 15 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 18 | S 17 |
| kJ | 31 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 5 | — | 38 | 8 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 140 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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