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Midshore Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 16 Jan 2026 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Midshore Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Midshore Bay sea temperature is
17.4° C
 (Which is 2.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Midshore Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Midshore Bay at 4PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (16 Jan)6ft (1.8m)7s
Evening (16 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)8s

Table - waves today at Midshore Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
ESE
1.8
SE
1.2
ESE
1.9
SE
2
SE
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
1
SE
1
SE
1.9
SSE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
1
SE
0.9
ESE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.8
ESE
0.7
SE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
Period(s) (?)777888888888999999888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1913401474074581451261221294541531771641481521381121101028665545855
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
10
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
S
15
S
10
S
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
10
S
10
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
N
5
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		offglassoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:06PM
1.68
4:33AM
1.83
4:49PM
1.70
5:15AM
1.86
5:31PM
1.71
5:57AM
1.87
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:59AM
0.46
10:09PM
0.39
10:44AM
0.44
10:53PM
0.36
11:28AM
0.40
11:37PM
0.32
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise-------6:07-------6:09-------6:11
Sunset---9:07-------9:07-------9:06----
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
12311-------------------
Temp. °C141313131212121213151615141312121415151413121110
Feels °C (?)121111109888810111111111010111211101110108
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