
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Midway Beach - Surf Club today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Midway Beach - Surf Club at 2PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 12). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Midway Beach - Surf Club. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
161 | 129 | 132 | 117 | 382 | 355 | 315 | 245 | 207 | 166 | 138 | 115 | 93 | 77 | 57 | 54 | 80 | 51 | 104 | 107 | 111 | 121 | 131 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 4:46AM1.79m | 5:27PM1.91m | 5:54AM1.85m | 6:28PM2.00m | 6:51AM1.92m | 7:19PM2.07m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:01AM0.49m | 11:47PM0.60m | 12:04PM0.45m | 00:48AM0.54m | 12:58PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
161 | 129 | 132 | 117 | 382 | 355 | 315 | 245 | 207 | 166 | 138 | 115 | 93 | 77 | 57 | 54 | 80 | 93 | 104 | 107 | 111 | 121 | 131 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | SE 12 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | SE 14 | ESE 13 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 8 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 | ESE 14 |
1 | 2 | 1 | 39 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 7 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 51 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | NNE 8 | S 16 | ESE 13 | S 20 | S 20 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | ESE 13 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 |
— | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 8 | — | NNE 8 | NE 4 | NNE 8 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 7 |
— | — | — | 3 | 6 | — | 6 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 20 | 30 | 9 | 20 | 40 | 52 | 284 | 151 | 284 | 147 | 269 | 251 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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