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Midshore Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 15 Jan 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
17.1° C
 (Which is 2.4°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 3AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)1ft (0.3m)7s
Afternoon (15 Jan)3ft (0.9m)4s
Evening (15 Jan)4ft (1.2m)6s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
SSE
0.4
S
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
1.4
SE
0.9
ESE
Period(s) (?)8777781456777777777888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1917161010146383105127134124127109108796578102959898235106
Wind
(km/h)
10
ENE
10
NE
5
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
E
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:06AM
1.76
3:23PM
1.66
3:50AM
1.79
4:06PM
1.68
4:33AM
1.83
4:49PM
1.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:40PM
0.42
9:13AM
0.48
9:25PM
0.41
9:59AM
0.46
10:09PM
0.39
10:44AM
0.44
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunrise---6:05-------6:07-------6:07----
Sunset-------9:07-------9:07-------9:07
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light rain
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light rain
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Rain (mm)
---111332211134211------
Temp. °C151414141415141414141414141413121212121213141414
Feels °C (?)1313131313141110111212121111111099101010101112
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