Midshore Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.12° S 172.86° E

Issued: 12 pm 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Midshore Bay sea temperature is

13.9°C

Midshore Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Midshore Bay today (05 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Midshore Bay at 8PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 05). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Nov)	1.5ft (0.5m)	6s
Afternoon (05 Nov)	0.5ft (0.2m)	11s
Evening (05 Nov)	2.5ft (0.7m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thu 5					Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sun 8
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 5	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 8	ENE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	15	11	10	10	43	36	16	21	26	27	29	42	51	52	33	22	18	17	10	15	14	8	22	22
Wind (km/h)	NNW	N	NNE	ENE	WNW	NNW	NNW	N	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	N	NNW	NNW	W	S	SE	SSE	S	WSW	WSW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross	on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide			2:24PM1.94m				2:53AM1.90m				3:15PM1.91m				3:43AM1.90m					4:03PM1.87m				4:30AM1.91m
Low Tide	8:08AM0.18m				8:38PM0.15m				9:02AM0.20m				9:28PM0.17m				9:54AM0.24m					10:16PM0.20m


	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:03	—
	—	—	—	8:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:20	—	—	—	8:21
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	3	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	24	22	20	19	18	18	18	22	23	24	22	20	18	18	18	21	21	16	14	13	12	12	12
Feels °C	17	21	20	20	18	17	16	16	18	18	19	18	17	15	15	16	20	18	14	15	13	10	10	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 5	ENE 5	SSE 10	SSE 10	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 8	ENE 8
kJ	15	9	10	10	43	36	16	21	26	27	29	42	51	52	33	22	18	17	10	15	14	8	22	22
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 11	SSE 11	E 13	E 13	SSE 10	SE 9	E 5	E 5	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	SE 9	S 9	E 12	E 12	S 8	SE 4	SSE 4	S 4	—
kJ	12	11	3	3	9	3	5	5	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	1	3	3	1	3	1	1	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	E 13	E 13	S 10	E 13	E 13	SE 9	SE 9	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	S 12	S 12	E 12	—	S 15	E 12	S 8	ENE 8	S 17	S 17
kJ	—	4	3	2	3	3	3	3	6	6	6	6	6	6	3	3	3	—	4	3	1	6	6	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 3	N 3	ENE 4	ENE 4	—	—	—	—	NNW 2	NW 3	NW 3	NW 3	NW 3	NNW 2	NNW 3	NW 3	NNW 3	SE 2	SE 3	SE 4	S 4	—	—	—
kJ	3	1	16	12	—	—	—	—	1	2	3	3	1	1	1	2	1	1	5	5	7	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Fields Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay Canterbury	Midshore Bay Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Gore Bay Canterbury	Gore Bay Canterbury	Gore Bay Canterbury	Gore Bay Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Midshore Bay Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay Canterbury	Kekerengu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Le Bons Bay Canterbury	Whale Watch Reef Kaikoura and Marlborough	Whale Watch Reef Kaikoura and Marlborough	Fields Canterbury	Fields Canterbury
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	20	76	76	64	0	9	76	46	46	46	46	20	20	0	20	20	61	64	167	72	104	104	20	20
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay	Gore Bay	Port Robinson	Fields	Port Robinson	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay		Le Bons Bay			Le Bons Bay	Le Bons Bay
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1		1			1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Matauri Bay Northland	Raglan-Whale Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Fairway Reef Northland	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Matauri Bay Northland	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe Gisborne and Mahia	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Wainui Beach - Whales Gisborne and Mahia	Stent Road Taranaki	Moureeses Northland	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago
Rating (10 max)	3	2	1	2	2	2	1	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	6	7	5	5	9	8	7	6	5	5

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