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Midshore Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
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Midshore Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Midshore Bay sea temperature is
13.6° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Midshore Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Midshore Bay at 5PM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 27). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (27 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (27 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Midshore Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thu 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 14 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 24 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 21 | S 20 | SE 20 | SE 19 | E 12 | ENE 7 | SE 14 | SSE 14 | S 6 | SSE 14 | |
140 | 78 | 69 | 66 | 46 | 41 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 148 | 62 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 1:30PM1.85m | 1:53AM1.91m | 2:20PM1.85m | 2:41AM1.87m | 3:07PM1.85m | 3:26AM1.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:17AM0.19m | 7:37PM0.22m | 8:07AM0.21m | 8:29PM0.25m | 8:55AM0.23m | 9:18PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | |
— | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | |
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Temp °C | 12 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 7 | SE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 6 | SE 6 |
140 | 78 | 69 | 66 | 46 | 41 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 32 | 19 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | NE 4 | ENE 6 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | NE 5 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 14 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 62 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | E 11 | E 11 | — | S 13 | — | S 24 | — | S 22 | S 22 | S 21 | S 20 | SE 20 | SE 19 | E 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NE 5 | SE 13 | SE 10 |
2 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | — | 11 | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | WNW 3 | S 3 | S 6 | — |
— | — | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 8 | 148 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 64 | 64 | 20 | 20 | 45 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 76 | 20 | 156 | 9 | 9 |
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