Midshore Bay surf break

Midshore Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 02 Mar 2026 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
16.7° C
(Which is 2.2°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 4AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Afternoon (02 Mar)5ft (1.5m)13s
Evening (02 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SE
0.6
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.9
SSE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.5
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.1
SE
0.7
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1
SE
1
SE
0.6
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.8
SE
0.7
SE
0.8
ESE
0.9
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.4
E
Period(s) (?)131314141413131313121212121212118881212121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)461162433574314007037213521573303302812779182696284222355411454501
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
25
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SSW
30
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SSW
10
S
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
N
10
NNE
15
ENE
20
E
20
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononcrosscross-
off
glassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:23AM
2.07
4:45PM
1.94
5:13AM
2.06
5:35PM
1.95
6:01AM
2.03
6:23PM
1.93
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:05PM
0.09
10:41AM
0.14
10:59PM
0.08
11:32AM
0.13
11:50PM
0.10
12:21PM
0.14
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Sunrise----7:07-------7:07-------7:09---
Sunset-------8:13-------8:10-------8:08
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
103221111----------------
Temp. °C79978911119898101214131098811141514
Feels °C (?)331-1013344434691087669111111
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

Latest Updates

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Midshore Bay surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest