Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Midshore Bay today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 5s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Midshore Bay at 4AM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 30). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Midshore Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun afternoon, min 4°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri night, light winds from the SW by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||
Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SSE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 96 | 94 | 65 | 64 | 66 | 67 | 66 | 60 | 92 | 83 | 280 | 721 | 846 | 721 | 645 | 464 | 303 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:38AM1.71m | 6:02PM1.85m | 6:19AM1.70m | 6:43PM1.83m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:38PM0.36m | 11:48AM0.30m | 00:21AM0.34m | 12:32PM0.30m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
Feels °C | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | -2 | -6 | -6 | -4 | -3 | -2 | -1 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 5 | SSE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 96 | 94 | 65 | 64 | 66 | 67 | 66 | 60 | 58 | 7 | 280 | 721 | 846 | 721 | 645 | 464 | 303 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 16 | S 15 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | ESE 15 | E 11 | SE 5 | E 11 | E 10 | E 18 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 |
| kJ | 10 | 4 | 27 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 10 | 47 | 45 | 44 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 229 | 220 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 18 | E 18 | S 15 | NE 4 | SE 16 | ESE 16 | ESE 16 | ENE 6 | SE 15 | E 11 | ESE 14 | E 11 | E 18 | E 11 | NE 18 | E 17 | E 17 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 24 | 4 | 58 | 21 | 40 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 4 | N 4 | NW 3 | NW 2 | NW 4 | W 3 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 3 | — |
| kJ | 80 | 97 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 92 | 83 | 52 | 34 | 28 | 24 | 12 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 82 | 49 | 10 | 9 | 22 | 9 | 86 | 156 | 156 | 157 | 156 | 40 | 40 | 44 | 9 | 0 |
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