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Midshore Bay surf break

Midshore Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Monday 20 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
14.2° C
(Which is 1.7°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 11PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)--
Afternoon (20 Apr)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (20 Apr)5ft (1.6m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
SE
1.5
SE
1.6
SE
1.5
SE
1.5
SE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.6
ESE
2.2
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.2
E
0.9
ESE
Period(s) (?)8888899910101010101010101111101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)244257274282311267273398838563454573551500585596531487400312255250284166
Wind
(km/h)
30
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
0
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:06PM
2.13
7:33AM
1.96
8:06PM
2.12
8:33AM
1.93
9:07PM
2.10
9:35AM
1.91
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:33AM
0.09
1:52PM
0.06
2:32AM
0.11
2:51PM
0.07
3:31AM
0.12
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise------7:07-------7:07-------7:09-
Sunset5:47-------5:45-------5:45-------
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1-111--11111----1-------
Temp. °C10988767898887778988855611
Feels °C (?)321221123223112233452239
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