Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Midshore Bay today (18 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Midshore Bay at 4PM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (18 Jun) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
| Evening (18 Jun) | 2ft (0.6m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Midshore Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sun 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SSE 15 | SE 16 | SE 17 | SE 18 | SSE 17 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 | SE 13 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | SSE 5 | SE 5 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 56 | 56 | 56 | 56 | 148 | 278 | 429 | 444 | 368 | 268 | 164 | 134 | 85 | 59 | 37 | 35 | 12 | 11 | 26 | 25 | 62 | 64 | 69 | 21 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:56AM2.03m | 7:29PM2.21m | 7:55AM2.00m | 8:26PM2.14m | 8:55AM1.95m | 9:24PM2.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:14PM-0.05m | 1:54AM0.02m | 2:12PM-0.01m | 2:50AM0.05m | 3:10PM0.06m | 3:45AM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:00 |
 | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | 4:59 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 6 |
Temp °C | 6 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 15 | SSE 15 | SE 16 | SE 17 | SE 18 | SSE 17 | SE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 14 | SE 13 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | NE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | SE 5 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 29 | 29 | 37 | 56 | 148 | 278 | 429 | 444 | 368 | 268 | 164 | 134 | 85 | 59 | 37 | 35 | 12 | 11 | 20 | 12 | 62 | 64 | 29 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 11 | — | — | — | E 20 | E 20 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 18 | E 17 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SSE 10 | ENE 8 | SSE 16 | E 15 | NE 7 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 56 | 56 | 56 | 29 | — | — | — | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 24 | 5 | 11 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | E 19 | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | E 15 | E 14 | E 16 | E 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 10 | E 16 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 25 | 4 | 19 | 19 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NE 3 | NE 4 | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NW 2 | — | — | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SE 4 |
| kJ | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 18 | — | — | 9 | 10 | 23 | 29 | 42 | 55 | 1 | — | — | 29 | 69 | 21 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 46 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 9 | 61 | 19 | 46 | 9 | 9 |
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