Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Midshore Bay today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Midshore Bay at 3PM is: 0.5m 4s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Midshore Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 2°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 8 | Wednesday 9 | Thursday 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 4 | E 4 | E 4 | S 22 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 20 | SSE 19 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 15 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 51 | 59 | 79 | 106 | 129 | 203 | 400 | 151 | 111 | 119 | 64 | 63 | 46 | 31 | 37 | 37 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 1:58PM2.07m | 2:21AM1.94m | 2:52PM2.09m | 3:15AM1.98m | 3:43PM2.10m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:37AM0.10m | 8:14PM0.15m | 8:33AM0.06m | 9:08PM0.11m | 9:28AM0.04m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 |
Feels °C | 3 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | E 4 | E 8 | E 8 | E 5 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | SE 8 | S 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 15 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 51 | 59 | 79 | 106 | 3 | 1 | 194 | 151 | 111 | 119 | 64 | 63 | 46 | 31 | 6 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 8 | S 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 20 | S 19 | S 8 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SE 6 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 25 | 10 | 11 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | — | S 13 | S 22 | SE 8 | S 21 | — | S 21 | S 20 | E 18 | E 18 | S 19 | S 8 | E 15 | E 15 | E 16 | S 22 | SE 21 | SE 20 | SSE 20 | SSE 19 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 3 | 9 | 3 | 9 | — | 9 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 15 | 37 | 37 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | NE 3 | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | W 2 | S 3 | S 5 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 |
| kJ | 19 | 11 | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 129 | 203 | 400 | — | 2 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 20 | 20 | 76 | 76 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 40 | 44 | 32 | 61 | 46 | 9 |
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