Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mitchell's Bay today (05 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Mitchell's Bay at 12AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 04). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Mitchell's Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Mild temperatures (max 7°C on Tue afternoon, min 1°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | WSW 18 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | WSW 16 | SSE 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 19 | SW 19 | S 12 | S 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 19 | 31 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 26 | 19 | 22 | 156 | 150 | 17 | 42 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 14 | 3 | 4 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 5:07PM2.26m | 5:35AM2.25m | 6:00PM2.21m | 6:34AM2.21m | 7:02PM2.17m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:33PM0.58m | 12:03PM0.61m | 00:28AM0.63m | 12:59PM0.68m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 4 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -1 | 2 | 2 | -1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | 953 | 710 | 623 | 498 | 339 | 308 | 203 | 199 | 156 | 150 | 135 | 107 | 111 | 111 | 117 | 156 | 111 | 102 | 99 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | WSW 16 | SSE 10 | WSW 15 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SW 19 | SSE 11 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 85 | 20 | 44 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 11 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 18 | WSW 18 | — | WSW 16 | SSE 10 | WSW 16 | SSE 10 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 22 | SW 21 | WSW 21 | WSW 21 | — | W 21 | WSW 19 | SE 9 | S 12 | S 14 |
| kJ | 62 | 31 | — | 51 | 20 | 26 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 9 | 17 | 42 | 42 | — | 8 | 35 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 11 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 23 | 23 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
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