Midshore Bay Surf Break

Midshore Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.12° S 172.86° E

Issued: 5 pm 27 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Midshore Bay sea temperature is
11.5° C

1.5°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 (28 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Midshore Bay at 12AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jun)--
Afternoon (28 Jun)5ft (1.5m)11s
Evening (28 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
27
Sunday
28
Monday
29
Tue
30
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
SSE
18
0.9
SE
17
0.9
SSE
17
0.9
SSE
18
0.9
SSE
18
0.9
SE
19
0.8
SSE
19
0.7
SE
16
0.6
SSE
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
526
451
389
389
326
259
249
202
198
198
161
161
161
127
130
270
439
522
541
597
602
446
278
166
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
5
W
0
W
0
WSW
5
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
W
5
W
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NE
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
3:02PM1.81m
3:19AM1.70m
3:45PM1.83m
4:02AM1.70m
4:28PM1.85m
4:45AM1.70m
Low Tide
9:14PM0.44m
9:25AM0.38m
9:59PM0.43m
10:09AM0.37m
10:44PM0.42m
10:53AM0.36m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:00
8:00
8:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:01
5:01
5:02
 mm
Temp °C
6
6
6
6
6
7
7
8
11
10
10
10
10
9
9
10
11
10
9
8
7
6
6
8
Feels °C
3
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
8
7
7
7
6
6
7
8
8
7
6
5
4
3
3
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.9
E
11
0.9
SSE
17
0.9
SSE
18
0.9
SSE
18
0.9
SE
19
0.8
SSE
19
0.7
SE
16
0.6
SSE
16
Energy kJ
526
451
389
389
326
259
249
202
198
198
161
161
161
127
130
138
202
522
541
597
513
446
278
166
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
17
0.5
SE
16
0.6
SSE
19
0.6
SSE
18
0.6
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SE
15
0.3
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
18
0.4
SE
18
0.7
SSE
18
0.9
SE
17
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
Energy kJ
200
132
238
204
173
93
54
40
18
15
14
12
11
30
79
270
439
191
184
133
98
96
94
68
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SE
6
0.1
S
8
0.6
SE
6
0.2
SSE
14
0.1
SE
17
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
S
4
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.9
SSE
19
0.1
E
14
0.1
SE
5
Energy kJ
49
1
23
20
12
10
1
80
57
2
1
602
4
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
2
0.3
WSW
2
Energy kJ
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
2
Distance (km)
9
0
0
0
0
9
9
9
9
9
0
9
9
9
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
6
9
9
8
6
9
5
5
6
5
6
6
5
5
6
9
5
5
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