
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Midshore Bay today (06 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Midshore Bay at 10AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (06 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (06 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Midshore Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 6 | Wednesday 7 | Thursday 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SSE 16 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 6 | SSE 4 | ESE 4 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | 25 | 41 | 32 | 51 | 29 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 32 | 48 | 48 | 40 | 23 | 12 | 15 | 23 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 33 | 34 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:18AM1.87m | 1:48PM2.01m | 2:14AM1.90m | 2:43PM2.02m | 3:08AM1.92m | 3:34PM2.01m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:27AM0.14m | 8:03PM0.16m | 8:23AM0.12m | 8:57PM0.14m | 9:18AM0.12m | 9:49PM0.13m | |||||||||||||||||
6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 4 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 12 | ENE 9 | SE 5 | ESE 5 |
20 | 25 | 41 | 32 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 32 | 48 | 48 | 4 | 23 | 12 | 15 | 23 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 16 | SE 16 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 16 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 16 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 15 | ENE 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
13 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 17 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 33 | 34 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 18 | SE 18 | SE 18 | SE 17 | SSE 16 | E 14 | SE 8 | SE 13 | SE 11 | SE 18 | SE 17 | SE 17 | E 13 | SE 16 | SE 16 | S 16 | SE 9 | SE 16 | SE 16 | E 9 | E 12 | E 12 | SSE 18 |
12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 51 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 31 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | — | — | SSE 2 | — | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 5 | — |
— | — | — | — | 35 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 9 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 76 | 20 | 44 | 46 | 9 | 0 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 46 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 19 | 0 |
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