Midshore Bay surf break

Midshore Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Wednesday 08 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
15.7° C
(Which is 2.5°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 1PM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)6ft (1.8m)9s
Afternoon (08 Apr)6ft (1.8m)10s
Evening (08 Apr)5ft (1.6m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sat
11
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
!
3
3
1
1
3
3
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
ENE
3
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.7
E
1.8
ENE
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.6
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.9
E
1
ENE
1.1
ENE
Period(s) (?)999910101010101010101099999999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)60313415524956275965304824023422792261841801471441441101108587137185193
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNW
30
NW
25
NW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
30
NW
20
NW
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
0
SE
15
E
20
E
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
crossglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:21AM
1.62
9:47PM
1.72
10:12AM
1.59
10:38PM
1.70
11:01AM
1.57
11:26PM
1.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:16AM
0.46
3:29PM
0.46
4:03AM
0.48
4:16PM
0.48
4:50AM
0.49
5:02PM
0.48
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sat
11
Sunrise--6:52-------6:52-------6:54-----
Sunset-----6:07-------6:06-------6:04--
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C141416222220181817151920221915131212131515131111
Feels °C (?)111114191515141514121516161412109101213111088
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