
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Midshore Bay today (15 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Midshore Bay at 9PM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 15). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Midshore Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | Sat 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 13 | E 14 | E 14 | E 13 | E 13 | E 16 | E 16 | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | E 17 | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | SSE 23 | SSE 23 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
25 | 25 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 55 | 31 | 81 | 130 | 144 | 207 | 270 | 427 | 427 | 572 | 569 | 643 | 627 | 604 | 688 | 574 | 559 | 668 | 923 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:15PM2.24m | 5:38AM2.05m | 6:10PM2.22m | 6:34AM2.03m | 7:05PM2.17m | 7:31AM1.99m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:38PM0.02m | 11:56AM-0.06m | 00:34AM0.01m | 12:53PM-0.04m | 1:29AM0.02m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | |
5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
Feels °C | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 12 | E 11 | E 13 | E 13 | E 16 | E 16 | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | E 17 | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 |
25 | 25 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 55 | 31 | 81 | 130 | 144 | 207 | 270 | 427 | 427 | 572 | 569 | 643 | 627 | 604 | 688 | 574 | 559 | 530 | 515 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | SE 18 | E 13 | E 14 | E 14 | S 17 | N 4 | NE 7 | NE 6 | S 16 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | SSE 17 | SSE 18 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SE 12 | S 10 | SE 19 | SSE 24 | SSE 23 | SSE 23 |
5 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 56 | 123 | 103 | 48 | 47 | 44 | 39 | 136 | 89 | 217 | 668 | 923 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 19 | — | ENE 7 | NE 6 | S 17 | E 7 | E 17 | S 5 | S 16 | S 16 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | S 18 | — | — | — | — | S 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 |
14 | — | 5 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 22 | 2 | 5 | 43 | 10 | 24 | 103 | — | — | — | — | 113 | 76 | 76 | 85 | 76 | 51 | 30 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | — | — | SE 6 | SE 7 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | — | — | 6 | 11 | 2 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 20 | 22 | 61 | 9 | 20 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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