Midshore Bay surf break

Midshore Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 07 May 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
13.6° 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 7PM is: 0.1m 15s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 07). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)1ft (0.3m)7s
Afternoon (07 May)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (07 May)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Mainly near gales.

Thu
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
0
0
2
1
2
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
7
0.2
E
10
0.4
ENE
8
0.1
S
15
0.6
ENE
8
0.1
S
14
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.5
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
9
1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
8
25
4
45
4
86
92
84
94
244
759
586
351
202
188
201
166
169
145
100
68
47
46
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
25
N
25
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
15
NE
25
NNE
30
NNW
35
NNW
60
NNW
30
NW
15
WNW
5
SE
10
N
20
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:46AM1.61m
9:11PM1.74m
9:33AM1.58m
9:57PM1.71m
10:20AM1.56m
10:42PM1.70m
Low Tide
2:54PM0.45m
3:30AM0.46m
3:39PM0.46m
4:15AM0.46m
4:23PM0.46m
4:58AM0.45m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:24
7:26
7:26
7:28
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5:23
5:22
5:21
5:20
1
Temp °C
18
21
22
21
20
20
19
18
18
18
18
18
16
16
17
16
15
14
14
14
11
10
10
12
15
16
18
18
17
18
17
17
16
18
17
14
10
9
5
10
12
13
11
9
8
6
6
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
7
0.2
E
10
0.4
ENE
8
0.1
S
15
0.6
ENE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
9
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
1.5
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
9
1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
Energy kJ
9
8
25
4
45
105
86
92
84
4
4
4
4
351
202
188
201
166
169
145
100
68
47
46
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
10
0.1
SE
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
9
0.2
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
17
0.3
NW
3
0.1
SE
17
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
0.1
E
15
0.2
ENE
14
0.3
ENE
14
Energy kJ
8
8
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
15
4
5
6
2
11
10
10
4
20
38
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
14
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.2
S
17
0.1
SE
17
0.3
S
16
0.1
S
9
0.1
SE
16
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
11
0.2
SSE
15
Energy kJ
8
2
8
2
2
6
6
6
23
12
45
1
10
2
2
23
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
2
0.6
NE
3
0.6
NE
4
0.9
NE
4
0.8
NE
4
0.4
NNW
3
0.8
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
0.7
N
4
0.9
NNW
4
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.5
S
4
0.5
NNW
3
0.3
NW
2
0.3
NW
2
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NNW
3
Energy kJ
1
6
12
28
24
3
94
244
759
586
13
30
4
3
9
4
1
1
2
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
3
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
76
104
76
84
76
76
0
0
0
0
0
195
193
116
190
97
0
0
0
9
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
4
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
5
7
5
5
5
7
7
6
7
6
5
6
7
9
6
5
5
5
4
9
5
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