Midshore Bay surf break

Midshore Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 30 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
13.7° C
(Which is 1.6°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 6AM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 30). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)1ft (0.3m)11s
Afternoon (01 May)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Evening (01 May)0.5ft (0.2m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
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)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SE
15
0.4
SE
15
0.4
SE
15
0.3
SE
11
0.2
SSE
15
0.5
S
14
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
13
0.2
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
94
60
56
54
21
21
107
22
26
27
29
29
29
27
25
24
21
21
20
7
7
13
5
5
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
5
N
5
NNW
5
SE
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
10
WNW
10
W
5
SW
5
SE
5
NE
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
ENE
10
E
0
SSE
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
glassy
High Tide
4:10AM1.80m
4:36PM1.86m
4:54AM1.77m
5:20PM1.86m
5:39AM1.74m
Low Tide
10:06PM0.31m
10:24AM0.28m
10:52PM0.33m
11:07AM0.31m
11:38PM0.36m
11:52AM0.34m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:18
7:18
7:20
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5:31
5:30
5:29
Temp °C
8
8
8
8
9
12
13
10
10
10
9
9
10
14
16
15
14
13
12
11
11
15
16
12
4
5
5
6
7
11
11
9
9
8
7
6
7
11
13
13
11
10
9
8
7
12
13
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SE
15
0.4
SE
15
0.5
NE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.2
SSE
11
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
SSE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
11
Energy kJ
94
60
56
8
7
8
12
4
3
3
3
4
4
5
5
3
3
3
20
7
7
7
5
5
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.3
SE
6
0.4
SE
15
0.3
SE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
ENE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.2
S
13
0.1
E
7
Energy kJ
7
4
5
54
18
11
21
11
10
27
29
29
29
27
25
24
21
21
2
1
13
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
7
0.2
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.5
S
14
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
8
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
5
0.1
E
7
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
2
1
3
21
21
107
22
26
10
10
9
8
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
3
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
3
0.6
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.8
NE
4
0.8
NE
5
0.4
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.1
NE
5
0.2
ENE
2
0.4
NE
3
0.4
ENE
4
Energy kJ
5
8
7
21
25
5
9
9
1
1
2
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
9
20
19
9
9
9
9
9
9
20
20
46
20
20
20
20
76
76
76
61
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
9
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
6
6
5
5
9
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
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