Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Midshore Bay today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Midshore Bay at 6AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Midshore Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | ||||||||||||||||
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 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 15 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 14 | E 15 | ESE 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 93 | 50 | 54 | 48 | 43 | 41 | 37 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 33 | 38 | 71 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:25AM1.68m | 2:48PM1.81m | 3:06AM1.73m | 3:28PM1.83m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:13PM0.40m | 8:25AM0.34m | 8:56PM0.35m | 9:10AM0.30m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Feels °C | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NE 4 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SSE 15 | SSE 8 | E 14 | E 15 | ESE 15 |
| kJ | 93 | 50 | 54 | 48 | 43 | 41 | 20 | 19 | 4 | 20 | 12 | 10 | 22 | 6 | 33 | 38 | 71 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 16 | SSE 17 | SE 9 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 8 | E 16 | SSE 14 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 26 | 26 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 27 | 28 | 19 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 6 | 20 | 21 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 17 | SE 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | E 16 | E 11 | SSE 17 | NE 4 | E 10 | E 16 | E 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 7 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 9 | 2 | 27 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 2 | 8 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 5 | 20 | 19 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 10 | NE 3 | — | WNW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | NE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 82 | 84 | 0 | 0 |
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