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Midshore Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
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Midshore Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Midshore Bay sea temperature is
13.5° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Midshore Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Midshore Bay at 2PM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (30 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (30 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Midshore Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 30 | Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | Sun 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SE 14 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | |
51 | 62 | 142 | 95 | 94 | 60 | 56 | 54 | 21 | 21 | 107 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 3:52PM1.85m | 4:10AM1.80m | 4:36PM1.86m | 4:54AM1.77m | 5:20PM1.86m | 5:39AM1.74m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:40AM0.25m | 10:06PM0.31m | 10:24AM0.28m | 10:52PM0.33m | 11:07AM0.31m | 11:38PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | |
— | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | |
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Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
9 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 15 | SE 15 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SSE 11 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SSE 14 | ENE 5 |
12 | 9 | 142 | 95 | 94 | 60 | 56 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 16 | E 10 | SE 5 | E 10 | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 15 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 15 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | ENE 5 | SSE 14 |
51 | 62 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 54 | 11 | 11 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 2 | 19 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | SE 9 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | S 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | S 8 | S 6 | S 6 |
22 | 28 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 21 | 107 | 22 | 26 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 5 | E 3 | ENE 3 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | NE 5 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 13 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 29 | 32 | — | 5 | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 82 | 76 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 20 | 46 | 20 | 20 |
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