Midshore Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.12° S 172.86° E

Issued: 6 pm 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Midshore Bay sea temperature is

13.2°C

Midshore Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Midshore Bay today (03 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 15s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Midshore Bay at 2AM is: 0.1m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 02). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (03 Nov)	0.5ft (0.2m)	6s
Afternoon (03 Nov)	0.5ft (0.2m)	15s
Evening (03 Nov)	2ft (0.6m)	4s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, calm by Tue night).
	Mon 2			Tuesday 3								Wednesday 4								Thu 5
	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 12	ESE 12	ENE 8	S 13	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	E 11	S 14	ESE 4	ESE 4	SSE 15	ESE 5	SSE 16	SSE 16	S 16	S 15	SSE 15	SSE 14	SSE 13	ENE 6	ENE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	14	14	7	6	5	5	5	39	16	9	12	23	34	24	24	122	121	21	19	17	16	16
Wind (km/h)	NW	NW	NW	NW	W	W	SW	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ENE	E	ENE	NE	N	NW	NNW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off
High Tide				00:04AM1.88m				12:34PM2.01m					1:03AM1.88m				1:31PM1.98m				2:00AM1.89m
Low Tide						6:14AM0.13m				6:51PM0.14m					7:12AM0.15m				7:46PM0.14m


	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—
	—	8:13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:15	—	—	—	8:16
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	17	18	18	14	13	15	16	13	13	11	11	11	11	14	17	17	19	17	15	15	15
Feels °C	10	9	12	13	13	11	14	14	10	11	9	10	11	11	13	15	16	19	16	13	13	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 8	NE 8	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	SE 16	SE 15	ENE 8	ENE 8	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	SSE 16	SSE 16	E 5	ESE 5	NE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6
kJ	4	4	7	17	4	4	3	10	9	6	6	16	17	15	15	24	24	12	9	10	16	16
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 12	ESE 12	ENE 6	SE 12	N 4	SE 12	SE 11	S 15	S 14	SE 14	SE 15	ENE 8	ENE 7	ENE 7	SSE 16	S 16	S 15	SSE 15	ENE 6	SE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5
kJ	14	14	4	6	1	5	5	18	16	8	9	11	5	4	24	122	121	21	3	6	4	4
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	SE 12	S 13	SE 12	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	SE 11	E 11	E 11	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 16	ENE 6	E 11	NE 6	ENE 5	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 11
kJ	3	3	6	3	5	3	2	3	5	2	2	23	23	24	4	2	5	3	19	17	15	12
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 4	NW 4	NW 4	NW 4	NW 3	—	—	E 11	E 3	ESE 4	ESE 4	E 5	ESE 5	—	—	E 5	E 5	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	35	33	15	11	3	—	—	39	8	9	12	19	34	—	—	19	18	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Whale Watch Reef Kaikoura and Marlborough	Whale Watch Reef Kaikoura and Marlborough	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Lone Pine Brighton Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Gore Bay Canterbury	Motunau Beach Canterbury	Midshore Bay Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Gore Bay Canterbury	Motunau Beach Canterbury	Midshore Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Fields Canterbury
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	104	104	79	45	61	61	64	84	156	156	46	19	0	20	46	19	0	76	20	20	20	20
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury			Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Le Bons Bay	Le Bons Bay	Le Bons Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay			Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay
Rating (10 max)			1	1	1	1	1	1			1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato
Rating (10 max)	2	2	4	4	3	3	4	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4

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