Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Midshore Bay today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Midshore Bay at 6AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Midshore Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 4°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 10 | E 14 | ESE 14 | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 15 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 33 | 36 | 63 | 87 | 119 | 115 | 111 | 106 | 61 | 127 | 113 | 113 | 72 | 69 | 64 | 63 | 41 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:39PM1.68m | 10:08AM1.76m | 10:32PM1.64m | 11:01AM1.74m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:49AM0.40m | 4:22PM0.45m | 4:38AM0.44m | 5:12PM0.48m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:21 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 14 | E 13 | E 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 33 | 17 | 63 | 87 | 119 | 115 | 111 | 106 | 61 | 127 | 113 | 113 | 72 | 69 | 64 | 63 | 41 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 3 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | ESE 13 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SE 15 | SSE 15 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 7 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 1 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 57 | 121 | 108 | 100 | 57 | 43 | 9 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 14 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | SSE 16 | SE 5 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | SSE 16 | ENE 4 | NE 12 | NE 8 | E 7 | E 12 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 |
| kJ | 16 | 36 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 53 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 19 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NW 3 | NW 4 | N 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | — | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 17 | 15 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 9 | 49 | 86 |
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