Midshore Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.12° S 172.86° E

Midshore Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Midshore Bay sea temperature is
12.2°C
2.1° 

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 (09 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 16s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 18s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Midshore Bay at 10AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (09 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)16s
Evening (09 Oct)1ft (0.3m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
4
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
9
0.6
E
9
0.2
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
18
0.2
SSE
17
1.6
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.6
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
2.5
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1
E
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
55
54
49
58
23
61
30
179
175
149
110
156
251
280
832
266
183
143
109
89
89
67
49
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
0
NNE
5
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
15
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
5
N
10
WNW
10
N
15
NNW
10
NW
5
WSW
5
E
5
SSE
10
W
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
High Tide
3:59AM1.94m
4:23PM1.98m
4:48AM1.95m
5:11PM1.95m
5:36AM1.95m
5:58PM1.91m
Low Tide
10:11AM0.13m
10:39PM0.13m
11:03AM0.15m
11:28PM0.15m
11:54AM0.19m
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clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
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6:48
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6:45
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Temp °C
8
8
10
13
14
12
10
10
10
10
12
15
16
15
13
12
13
14
16
19
19
18
15
Feels °C
7
7
9
10
10
9
7
7
8
8
10
12
12
13
13
10
10
11
14
18
18
17
14
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