Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Midshore Bay today (10 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Midshore Bay at 9AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 10). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Nov) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (10 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
| Evening (10 Nov) | 4ft (1.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Midshore Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the S by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | Fri 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | SSE 13 | SSW 12 | SE 12 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 16 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 60 | 34 | 50 | 6 | 126 | 134 | 143 | 130 | 111 | 117 | 181 | 202 | 163 | 137 | 119 | 122 | 101 | 73 | 99 | 82 | 55 | 57 | 42 | 44 | 26 | 26 | 28 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:00AM1.91m | 6:20PM1.78m | 6:45AM1.90m | 7:05PM1.75m | 7:31AM1.87m | 7:52PM1.71m | |||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:48PM0.27m | 12:20PM0.32m | 00:33AM0.30m | 1:07PM0.35m | 1:18AM0.34m | 1:54PM0.37m | 2:05AM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | — | 8:27 |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ESE 4 | E 4 | E 4 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 130 | 111 | 117 | 181 | 202 | 163 | 137 | 119 | 122 | 101 | 73 | 99 | 82 | 55 | 57 | 41 | 44 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSW 12 | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | NW 4 | SE 16 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 60 | 34 | 50 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 26 | 26 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 9 | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 16 | S 8 | SE 15 | S 15 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | — | 5 | 5 | 19 | — | 5 | 5 | 42 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | N 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | N 3 | N 4 | NNW 4 | W 3 | — | — | NW 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | — |
| kJ | 52 | 77 | 106 | 118 | 126 | 134 | 143 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 1 | — | — | 9 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 6 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 129 | 129 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 46 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 20 | 46 | 82 | 72 | 76 |
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