Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Midshore Bay today (25 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 17s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Midshore Bay at 1AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (25 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (25 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Midshore Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 2°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sat morning, calm by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 18 | ENE 8 | E 17 | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 26 | 17 | 53 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 17 | 26 | 19 | 154 | 142 | 132 | 181 | 165 | 157 | 206 | 200 | 195 | 239 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 1:03PM1.76m | 1:21AM1.67m | 1:50PM1.78m | 2:07AM1.67m | 2:34PM1.80m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:09PM0.46m | 7:24AM0.41m | 7:57PM0.47m | 8:09AM0.41m | 8:43PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 4 |
Feels °C | 12 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | -2 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | -1 | -1 | -2 | -1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | SE 6 | SE 6 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 |
| kJ | 26 | 17 | 53 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 132 | 181 | 165 | 157 | 206 | 200 | 195 | 239 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ENE 9 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | SSE 6 | E 17 | E 17 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 15 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 154 | 142 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | ESE 12 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SE 17 | E 18 | SSE 4 | ENE 7 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 26 | 3 | 10 | 28 | 48 | 45 | 42 | 41 | 38 | 37 | 19 | 56 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | NNW 2 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 7 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 104 | 9 | 32 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 61 | 40 | 40 | 32 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
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