Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Midshore Bay today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Midshore Bay at 7AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Midshore Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Sat afternoon, min 3°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 12 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SSE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 326 | 240 | 196 | 163 | 110 | 175 | 178 | 151 | 157 | 227 | 203 | 176 | 136 | 142 | 138 | 127 | 119 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 9:46PM1.75m | 10:18AM1.79m | 10:42PM1.75m | 11:17AM1.85m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:08AM0.30m | 4:38PM0.33m | 5:00AM0.27m | 5:34PM0.31m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Feels °C | 2 | 1 | -1 | -1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 326 | 240 | 196 | 163 | 110 | 175 | 178 | 151 | 157 | 215 | 151 | 138 | 77 | 142 | 138 | 127 | 119 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | SSE 10 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SSE 14 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 |
| kJ | 26 | 26 | 25 | 48 | 38 | 42 | 63 | 99 | 98 | 143 | 203 | 176 | 136 | 84 | 39 | 28 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 15 | ESE 14 | S 19 | SE 19 | SE 18 | SE 12 | S 9 | — | ESE 13 | SE 9 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 15 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 44 | 136 | 7 | 14 | 50 | 227 | 104 | — | 98 | 61 | 10 | 25 | 37 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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