Midshore Bay surf break

Midshore Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 28 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
13.5° C
(Which is 1.3°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 9AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 28). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (28 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (28 Apr)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Fri
1
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.7
S
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.1
S
20
0.1
SE
20
0.1
SE
19
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
11
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
1.5
S
6
0.4
SE
10
0.5
SE
14
0.7
SE
16
0.7
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
16
0.5
SE
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
24
21
20
12
68
11
10
10
9
8
15
14
5
5
19
18
181
27
97
261
226
166
162
119
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
0
NW
5
SE
5
E
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
20
NW
20
NNW
25
SSW
15
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
0
WSW
10
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NNE
15
NNE
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
1:53AM1.91m
2:20PM1.85m
2:41AM1.87m
3:07PM1.85m
3:26AM1.83m
3:52PM1.85m
Low Tide
8:07AM0.21m
8:29PM0.25m
8:55AM0.23m
9:18PM0.28m
9:40AM0.25m
10:06PM0.31m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:15
7:16
7:16
7:18
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5:36
5:34
5:32
5:31
Temp °C
13
12
13
18
19
15
13
12
11
11
12
18
20
17
14
12
12
12
11
12
12
9
9
8
10
9
11
17
17
14
11
10
9
9
10
16
15
13
8
7
9
10
9
9
8
4
5
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.7
S
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
NE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.6
SSE
6
0.4
SSE
5
0.5
SE
14
0.7
SE
16
0.7
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
16
0.5
SE
16
Energy kJ
24
21
20
12
68
11
10
5
3
6
5
2
2
2
19
18
30
11
97
261
226
166
162
119
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ESE
2
0.2
ENE
5
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
4
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.2
SSE
14
0.4
SE
10
0.5
SE
5
0.1
E
6
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
0.3
SE
5
Energy kJ
1
1
1
2
1
3
10
9
3
2
1
1
5
5
5
18
27
12
1
9
7
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
11
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
24
0.1
NE
4
0.1
S
22
0.1
S
22
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
20
0.1
SE
20
0.1
SE
19
0.1
SE
12
0.1
NE
6
0.1
SE
7
0.1
NE
5
0.1
SE
11
0.2
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
11
0.1
SE
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
Energy kJ
2
4
11
1
9
9
9
8
15
14
5
1
2
1
5
19
22
4
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
8
0.7
NNW
3
0.7
NW
4
0.6
S
3
1.5
S
6
0.1
E
6
0.4
NE
3
0.5
NE
3
Energy kJ
18
9
12
7
181
1
3
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
4
4
1
1
Distance (km)
20
20
20
20
129
20
20
20
45
20
20
20
76
76
46
46
9
9
0
19
82
82
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
3
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
6
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
4
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