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Midshore Bay Surf Forecast
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Midshore Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 23 Apr 2026 NZSTForecast 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
13.8° C
(Which is 1.4°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 10AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Midshore Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sun 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 8 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | |
206 | 346 | 258 | 197 | 154 | 154 | 123 | 118 | 83 | 81 | 60 | 60 | 41 | 41 | 38 | 24 | 20 | 40 | 64 | 62 | 56 | 38 | 17 | 15 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 9:35AM1.91m | 10:09PM2.06m | 10:38AM1.89m | 11:10PM2.03m | 11:38AM1.87m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:31AM0.12m | 3:50PM0.10m | 4:30AM0.14m | 4:49PM0.12m | 5:27AM0.16m | 5:47PM0.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | | | | | | | |  | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | |
 | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | 5:38 |
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Temp °C | 7 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 9 | SE 16 | SE 16 | SE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 |
 kJ | 206 | 269 | 258 | 197 | 154 | 154 | 123 | 118 | 83 | 81 | 60 | 60 | 41 | 41 | 38 | 24 | 14 | 13 | 64 | 62 | 56 | 38 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | E 10 | SSE 8 | SE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 |
| kJ | 87 | 346 | 186 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 20 | 40 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | SE 8 | — | S 16 | S 15 | SE 15 | SE 15 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | NNE 3 | N 3 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 9 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
| kJ | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 25 | — | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 3 | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 20 | 20 |
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