Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Midshore Bay today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Midshore Bay at 9AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Midshore Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | Wednesday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | S 18 | ENE 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 16 | S 15 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 49 | 41 | 42 | 41 | 64 | 78 | 6 | 32 | 82 | 86 | 48 | 36 | 23 | 26 | 24 | 18 | 17 | 44 | 41 | 9 | 8 | 26 | 47 | 46 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:24AM1.94m | 6:45PM1.85m | 7:11AM1.91m | 7:33PM1.80m | 8:00AM1.88m | 8:22PM1.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:15AM0.18m | 12:43PM0.23m | 1:02AM0.23m | 1:33PM0.28m | 1:49AM0.28m | 2:22PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | S 13 | S 18 | ENE 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 49 | 41 | 42 | 41 | 64 | 3 | 6 | 32 | 82 | 86 | 48 | 36 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 26 | 47 | 46 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 18 | S 11 | ENE 7 | S 16 | SE 16 | S 16 | S 19 | SE 18 | SE 18 | S 18 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 8 | — | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 13 | S 11 | S 16 | — | S 20 | S 19 | S 15 | S 14 | — | — | S 9 | — | S 16 | S 15 | NE 8 | — | E 13 | WSW 3 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 1 | — | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | — | 8 | 7 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 2 | — | 44 | 41 | 2 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 4 | NE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | NW 2 | NW 3 | — | — | — | WSW 2 | SW 2 | SW 3 | SW 2 | SW 2 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 41 | 78 | 29 | 131 | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 32 | 61 | 9 | 9 |
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