Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Midshore Bay today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Midshore Bay at 9AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Midshore Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Sat night, light winds from the NNW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
102 | 98 | 76 | 42 | 37 | 35 | 34 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 11:39AM1.75m | 00:00AM1.65m | 12:29PM1.75m | 00:49AM1.64m | 1:17PM1.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:14AM0.40m | 5:47PM0.46m | 6:03AM0.43m | 6:36PM0.48m | 6:49AM0.44m | 7:23PM0.48m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 6 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 |
102 | 98 | 76 | 42 | 37 | 35 | 14 | 9 | 10 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 17 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 21 | 16 | 37 | 19 | 14 | 15 | 15 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 12 | SE 15 | E 11 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 10 | — | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | ENE 8 | E 13 | E 13 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
27 | 16 | 7 | 30 | 9 | 9 | 34 | 31 | 32 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 16 | S 16 | S 15 | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 13 | E 15 | S 18 | S 19 | S 19 | SE 10 | E 13 | SE 9 | SE 9 | NE 10 | S 18 | S 18 |
15 | 15 | 26 | 5 | 4 | — | 8 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | NE 4 | — | NW 2 | — | NNW 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | WNW 2 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 |
— | — | — | — | 7 | 14 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 54 | 35 | 26 | 1 | 33 | 38 | 30 | 22 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 76 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 79 | 20 | 79 | 82 | 82 | 97 | 86 | 116 | 116 | 120 | 116 | 167 | 116 | 116 |
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