Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Midshore Bay today (20 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Midshore Bay at 9PM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Midshore Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SE 15 | SSE 17 | SE 16 | SE 11 | SSE 16 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 10 | S 16 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 574 | 811 | 544 | 481 | 326 | 71 | 169 | 92 | 80 | 69 | 34 | 26 | 130 | 50 | 62 | 39 | 30 | 27 | 27 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | on |
High Tide | 00:14AM1.62m | 12:40PM1.73m | 1:00AM1.63m | 1:24PM1.75m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:12AM0.45m | 6:46PM0.47m | 6:57AM0.43m | 7:30PM0.44m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 6 |
Feels °C | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 8 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SE 15 | SSE 17 | SE 16 | SE 11 | SSE 16 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 10 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 6 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 574 | 811 | 544 | 481 | 326 | 71 | 169 | 92 | 80 | 69 | 34 | 26 | 5 | 6 | 62 | 39 | 22 | 10 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SE 16 | ESE 10 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | N 3 | ESE 13 | ENE 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 |
| kJ | 23 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 12 | 67 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 17 | 9 | 16 | 15 | 27 | 27 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 11 | NE 8 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 14 | ENE 4 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 16 | ESE 13 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | ESE 12 | E 10 |
| kJ | — | 5 | 3 | 23 | 23 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 20 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 30 | 30 | 14 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 4 | SSE 3 | — | — | NE 2 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | — | NE 4 | — | N 3 | N 3 | S 16 | SSE 6 | SW 3 | — | — | — | NW 3 |
| kJ | 16 | 4 | — | — | 2 | 7 | 5 | — | 11 | — | 5 | 1 | 130 | 50 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 156 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 20 | 116 | 40 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86 |
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