Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Midshore Bay today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Midshore Bay at 11AM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Midshore Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 5°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Thu night, light winds from the N by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 6 | ENE 8 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | S 10 | SE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 8 | 26 | 13 | 19 | 28 | 57 | 237 | 343 | 287 | 294 | 502 | 390 | 368 | 327 | 356 | 355 | 322 | 186 | 129 | 100 | 424 | 95 | 82 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | on | on | cross | off |
High Tide | 8:49AM1.84m | 9:12PM1.70m | 9:39AM1.80m | 10:03PM1.65m | 10:30AM1.76m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:37AM0.34m | 3:11PM0.38m | 3:25AM0.39m | 4:00PM0.42m | 4:13AM0.43m | 4:48PM0.45m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 |
Feels °C | 7 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 2 | -2 | -1 | -2 | -3 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | ENE 8 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 7 | ENE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 8 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 8 | 26 | 13 | 19 | 28 | 57 | 8 | 343 | 287 | 294 | 6 | 390 | 368 | 327 | 356 | 355 | 322 | 186 | 129 | 100 | 98 | 95 | 82 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | SE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | ENE 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | — | — | S 17 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SE 14 |
| kJ | 7 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | — | 4 | 7 | 7 | — | — | 6 | 10 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 56 | 41 | 24 | 21 | 9 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | S 10 | E 8 | E 9 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 15 | S 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | ESE 11 | SE 15 | SSE 15 | E 11 |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 74 | 107 | 20 | 17 | 40 | 8 | 21 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 4 | SSE 7 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SE 9 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | — | S 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 237 | 18 | 24 | 18 | 502 | 16 | 20 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 424 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 46 | 44 | 45 | 61 | 139 | 209 | 156 | 44 | 156 | 156 | 156 | 156 | 156 | 44 | 40 | 40 | 32 | 9 | 9 | 32 | 40 | 9 | 0 |
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