Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Midshore Bay today (24 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Midshore Bay at 10AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (24 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (24 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Midshore Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Mon night, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 18 | SE 17 | SE 18 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SE 17 | S 17 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 151 | 175 | 138 | 81 | 74 | 39 | 28 | 68 | 25 | 66 | 65 | 64 | 64 | 77 | 78 | 75 | 68 | 46 | 45 | 57 | 56 | 346 | 717 |
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:35AM1.65m | 2:02PM1.78m | 2:19AM1.67m | 2:44PM1.81m | 3:01AM1.69m | 3:25PM1.83m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:35AM0.42m | 8:08PM0.46m | 8:19AM0.39m | 8:52PM0.42m | 9:03AM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 7 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 3 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 17 | SE 17 | SE 18 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | — | S 17 |
| kJ | 151 | 175 | 138 | 81 | 74 | 39 | 27 | 68 | 25 | 66 | 65 | 64 | 59 | 77 | 78 | 75 | 68 | 46 | 45 | 57 | 56 | — | 717 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | SSE 11 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 | E 14 | E 12 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | S 11 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 84 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 8 | NE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | E 6 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | SSE 18 | ESE 13 | NE 6 | E 14 | N 3 | — | — | SSE 3 | — | ESE 13 | — |
| kJ | 32 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 28 | 40 | 20 | 1 | 37 | 36 | 64 | 17 | 1 | 15 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 34 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 2 | — | — | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | — | — | ESE 3 | SE 17 | SE 17 |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 7 | 9 | 20 | 16 | 10 | 32 | 43 | 40 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 346 | 687 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 22 | 44 | 45 | 40 | 79 | 49 | 79 | 86 | 79 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 84 |
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