Midshore Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.12° S 172.86° E

Issued: 11 am 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Midshore Bay sea temperature is

10.5° 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 (12 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Midshore Bay at 8PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 12). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	9s
Afternoon (12 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	9s
Evening (12 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 3°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Tue afternoon).
	Sun 12					Monday 13								Tuesday 14								Wed 15
	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	SSE 13	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	S 12	E 9	E 9	ENE 8	ENE 6	E 10	ENE 6	S 18	S 18	ENE 8	E 11	E 13
Wave Graph
kJ	60	41	41	25	25	25	25	25	34	26	14	14	11	6	6	23	16	8	13	6	6	6	9	13
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNE	NE	NNE	N	N	N	NNW	N	N	NNE	NE	NNE	NNW	NNW	N	N	NW	NNW	N	NNE	N	NW	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross
High Tide			2:27PM2.09m				2:49AM1.95m					3:24PM2.17m				3:46AM2.01m				4:20PM2.23m				4:42AM2.04m
Low Tide	8:04AM0.10m				8:44PM0.16m					9:02AM0.04m				9:43PM0.10m				10:01AM-0.02m				10:41PM0.05m


	7:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:56
	—	—	5:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:12	—	—	—	—	5:13
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	3	6	8	7	6	5	5	6	7	11	12	11	11	9	10	10	11	14	15	14	14	12	11	11
Feels °C	0	3	4	3	3	1	1	1	2	6	7	5	6	4	5	5	6	7	8	9	11	8	9	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	ENE 4	ENE 5	ENE 5	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	E 10	E 10	ENE 8	NE 4	ENE 7
kJ	60	41	41	25	25	13	16	17	14	14	14	14	6	16	16	23	16	7	13	2	2	6	4	11
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	S 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	SSE 13	SSE 13	SE 13	S 13	S 13	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 8	E 10	E 15	E 14	E 14	ENE 7	NE 4
kJ	15	14	13	12	2	25	25	25	17	17	7	3	3	6	6	6	7	4	7	4	4	4	5	2
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 16	SE 16	SE 15	SE 15	SE 15	S 10	SE 16	SSE 16	SSE 13	ESE 9	—	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	—	S 8	E 10	S 18	S 18	S 18	E 10	E 11	E 13
kJ	10	10	9	9	8	2	10	24	34	26	—	12	11	3	3	—	1	8	6	6	6	2	9	13
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	NE 3	ENE 4	—	NE 5	N 3	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 3	NE 3	NE 4	NNE 4	N 4	N 4	N 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NNE 4	N 4	NNW 3
kJ	—	—	—	2	11	—	39	2	16	13	7	9	30	28	19	14	14	11	4	11	17	16	6	2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Midshore Bay Canterbury	Midshore Bay Canterbury	Midshore Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Midshore Bay Canterbury	Midshore Bay Canterbury	Midshore Bay Canterbury	Midshore Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay Canterbury	Kairaki Beach Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay Canterbury	Fields Canterbury	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Tahunanui bar Nelson - Tasman Bay	Tahunanui bar Nelson - Tasman Bay	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Gore Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Raupo Bay Canterbury	Fields Canterbury
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	3	2	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	82	9	9	0	0	0	0	82	76	84	32	79	20	156	200	209	209	76	46	61	20
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury	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 - Te Oka Bay	Lighthouse Reef	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay					Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1					1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Raglan-Whale Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Stent Road Taranaki	Raglan-Whale Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Whale Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Manu Bay Raglan and West Waikato	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Makorori Centre Gisborne and Mahia	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Waiwakaiho Taranaki	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Fox River West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	5	5	5	5	6
Header Global	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Etang-Sale Reunion	Boneyards South Africa	Bluff Panama	Bluff Panama	Bluff Panama	El Gringo Chile	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Benkunqut Indonesia	Amanzimtoti South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Bells Beach - Bowl Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Bancoora Australia	Buchupureo Chile	Lebu Chile	Lebu Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Bancoora Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Fox River New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	8	9	8	6	9	9	5	6

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