
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Midway Beach - Surf Club today (19 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SSE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Midway Beach - Surf Club at 3AM is: 1.1m 15s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Midway Beach - Surf Club. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 9 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
685 | 281 | 265 | 317 | 539 | 645 | 637 | 580 | 472 | 557 | 557 | 565 | 706 | 697 | 678 | 606 | 568 | 435 | 441 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:29AM1.69m | 12:58PM1.75m | 1:19AM1.68m | 1:48PM1.76m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:30PM0.73m | 6:48AM0.80m | 7:23PM0.75m | 7:38AM0.81m | 8:18PM0.75m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 7 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 |
440 | 227 | 201 | 173 | 539 | 645 | 637 | 580 | 472 | 557 | 557 | 565 | 706 | 697 | 678 | 606 | 568 | 435 | 441 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
236 | 281 | 265 | 317 | 123 | 99 | 57 | 54 | 45 | 35 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 30 | 32 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | ESE 6 | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
2 | 64 | 44 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 7 | — | SW 3 | SSW 4 | — | — | — | — |
685 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 22 | — | 2 | 10 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 45 | 45 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 38 | 0 |
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