Midshore Bay surf break

Midshore Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 22 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
13.8° C
(Which is 1.4°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 3AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Afternoon (23 Apr)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (23 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
3
3
2
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ESE
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.2
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.4
SE
16
0.4
SE
16
0.4
SE
15
0.4
SE
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
326
250
206
346
332
197
154
154
123
120
83
83
60
60
42
41
26
25
19
41
63
62
57
50
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NE
5
ESE
10
ENE
5
N
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
0
N
5
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NNE
10
NNE
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
High Tide
9:07PM2.10m
9:35AM1.91m
10:09PM2.06m
10:38AM1.89m
11:10PM2.03m
11:38AM1.87m
Low Tide
3:31AM0.12m
3:50PM0.10m
4:30AM0.14m
4:49PM0.12m
5:27AM0.16m
5:47PM0.16m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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7:09
7:09
7:11
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5:43
5:42
5:39
Temp °C
8
8
7
6
7
11
12
10
9
9
8
8
9
13
16
16
14
13
11
11
12
17
20
19
3
3
3
2
4
9
9
7
7
7
5
5
6
11
13
13
11
10
8
8
9
15
18
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ESE
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
SE
16
0.4
SE
16
0.4
SE
15
0.4
SE
14
Energy kJ
326
250
206
269
258
197
154
154
123
120
83
83
60
60
42
41
26
25
14
15
63
62
57
50
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
8
0.6
SE
8
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
0.1
SE
9
0.3
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
ESE
9
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
Energy kJ
12
44
53
346
332
3
14
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
5
16
17
19
41
15
6
6
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.4
SE
8
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
Energy kJ
31
5
3
6
6
6
6
25
5
5
8
8
8
7
7
3
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
3
0.6
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.3
WSW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.2
NNE
2
0.2
NNE
3
Energy kJ
6
7
4
2
3
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
32
32
9
0
0
0
19
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
9
9
20
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
4
3
3
2
4
4
5
4
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
9
9
8
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
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