Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mitchell's Bay today (19 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Mitchell's Bay at 5AM is: 0.5m 18s primary swell from a South direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 18). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Mitchell's Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sat night, light winds from the NW by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||
Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 18 | S 18 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 16 | S 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4 | 4 | 107 | 158 | 53 | 32 | 30 | 176 | 234 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2930 | 2247 | 725 | 465 | 302 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 6:26PM2.01m | 7:09AM2.01m | 7:35PM1.95m | 8:15AM1.98m | 8:41PM1.95m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:53AM0.90m | 1:22PM1.00m | 1:59AM0.90m | 2:30PM0.98m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — |
mm | — | — | 5 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Feels °C | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | -2 | -5 | -4 | -6 | -4 | -2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | S 15 | — | S 17 | S 16 | — | S 16 | S 16 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | S 18 | S 18 | S 11 | S 17 | S 17 |
| kJ | 3522 | 3474 | 4 | — | 6 | 5 | — | 176 | 234 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2930 | 2247 | 358 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 18 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | S 17 | S 17 | S 15 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 107 | 57 | 53 | 32 | 30 | 17 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | 725 | 465 | 302 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 12 | S 18 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 23 | 158 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 17 | WSW 17 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 |
| kJ | — | — | 3799 | 3815 | 3675 | 3755 | 4341 | 4308 | 4385 | 4756 | 5502 | 5757 | 5974 | 5905 | 5146 | 4764 | 4301 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 54 | 172 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 170 | 174 | 242 | 490 | 496 | 496 | 571 | 799 | 1182 | 170 | 0 |
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