Midshore Bay Surf Break
Lat Long: 43.12° S 172.86° E

Midshore Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Midshore Bay

Issued: 5 am 09 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Midshore Bay sea temperature is
12.5° C

2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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


How big are the waves at Midshore Bay today (09 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jun, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 17s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jun, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 21s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Midshore Bay at 1PM is: 2.4m 17s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.1m 21s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jun)7.5ft (2.3m)17s
Afternoon (09 Jun)8ft (2.5m)21s
Evening (09 Jun)6ft (1.9m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 7°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue morning, calm by Wed morning).

Tuesday
9
Wednesday
10
Thursday
11
Fri
12
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
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
2
0
0
5
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SE
21
2.1
SE
18
2.3
SE
17
2.4
SE
17
2.5
SE
21
2.3
SE
19
1.9
SE
15
1.7
SE
14
1.5
SE
14
1.3
SE
13
1.1
SE
13
1
SE
12
0.9
SE
11
0.9
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.6
SE
9
0.8
SE
10
0.7
SE
13
1
SE
13
0.9
SE
12
0.9
SE
12
0.7
SE
12
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3167
2600
2968
3119
5458
3798
1606
1179
849
545
418
254
205
173
117
65
120
183
321
252
209
137
103
75
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
35
SW
25
SSW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
ESE
5
NE
5
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
10
N
10
NE
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
NW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:12AM1.64m
11:33PM1.74m
12:02PM1.72m
00:23AM1.77m
12:55PM1.82m
Low Tide
5:04AM0.37m
5:21PM0.38m
5:50AM0.32m
6:12PM0.33m
6:38AM0.26m
7:06PM0.28m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:54
7:56
7:56
7:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:59
4:59
4:59
4:59
 mm
Temp °C
8
8
8
11
12
9
8
8
8
9
10
12
14
12
10
9
8
8
7
10
11
9
8
7
Feels °C
3
3
2
3
6
6
5
4
4
5
6
9
12
9
7
6
5
5
4
7
7
5
5
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SE
21
2.1
SE
18
2.3
SE
17
2.4
SE
17
2.5
SE
21
2.3
SE
19
1.9
SE
15
1.7
SE
14
1.5
SE
14
1.3
SE
13
1.1
SE
13
1
SE
12
0.9
SE
11
0.9
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.6
SE
9
0.8
SE
10
0.7
SE
13
1
SE
13
0.9
SE
12
0.9
SE
12
0.7
SE
12
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
Energy kJ
3167
2600
2968
3119
5458
3798
1606
1179
849
545
418
254
205
173
117
65
120
183
321
252
209
137
103
75
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
23
1.1
SE
21
1.7
SSE
21
1.4
SSE
20
0.3
SSE
13
0.1
S
15
0.1
E
17
0.4
SE
11
0.5
SE
14
0.6
SE
10
0.2
S
17
0.3
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
NE
4
Energy kJ
347
1146
2547
1514
33
4
6
43
99
76
22
47
5
5
5
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
16
0.2
ESE
16
0.1
S
14
0.2
S
18
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
18
Energy kJ
11
24
4
24
8
5
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSW
4
0.9
SW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.8
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.4
NE
3
0.5
ENE
3
0.6
NE
4
Energy kJ
31
29
20
25
17
2
6
9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
4
6
6
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
156
9
156
156
44
9
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
4
6
8
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
5
9
9
7
9
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
9
9
9
9
9
8
6
8
7
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