
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Midshore Bay today (03 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Midshore Bay at 7AM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (03 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (03 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Midshore Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri night, min 6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | Monday 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | S 7 | S 9 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
25 | 22 | 21 | 79 | 157 | 177 | 268 | 164 | 87 | 80 | 103 | 87 | 58 | 54 | 52 | 71 | 71 | 69 | 64 | 48 | 48 | 33 | 23 | 22 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:15PM1.83m | 10:49AM1.99m | 11:16PM1.83m | 11:51AM1.99m | 00:18AM1.85m | 12:51PM2.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:33AM0.18m | 5:12PM0.22m | 5:31AM0.17m | 6:10PM0.20m | 6:30AM0.15m | 7:08PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 7 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | ENE 6 | SSE 9 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 |
14 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 177 | 268 | 164 | 87 | 80 | 103 | 87 | 58 | 54 | 52 | 71 | 71 | 69 | 64 | 48 | 48 | 33 | 23 | 22 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SE 15 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | E 16 | — | E 17 | SE 14 | SE 14 | E 15 | E 15 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
12 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 56 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 5 | — | 6 | 30 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 9 | ENE 5 | SSE 8 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | E 16 | E 16 | — | — | E 14 | E 18 | — | S 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | S 20 |
25 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | 4 | 6 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | S 7 | S 9 | SE 5 | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | E 3 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 |
1 | 6 | 6 | 79 | 157 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 51 | 54 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 32 | 61 | 61 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 82 |
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