Midshore Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.12° S 172.86° E

Midshore Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Midshore Bay sea temperature is
11.2°C
1.1° 

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 (03 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Midshore Bay at 7AM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)14s
Afternoon (03 Oct)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (03 Oct)2ft (0.6m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri night, min 6°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
14
0.9
S
7
1
S
9
0.6
SSE
16
0.7
SE
16
0.6
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
14
0.6
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
22
21
79
157
177
268
164
87
80
103
87
58
54
52
71
71
69
64
48
48
33
23
22
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
15
ESE
10
SE
5
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
NNE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
N
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:15PM1.83m
10:49AM1.99m
11:16PM1.83m
11:51AM1.99m
00:18AM1.85m
12:51PM2.00m
Low Tide
4:33AM0.18m
5:12PM0.22m
5:31AM0.17m
6:10PM0.20m
6:30AM0.15m
7:08PM0.18m
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:56
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7:36
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7:37
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1
2
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Temp °C
10
8
8
7
8
9
9
9
9
7
6
8
10
11
9
7
7
6
6
8
12
11
9
8
Feels °C
7
4
6
5
5
5
5
6
6
5
4
5
6
7
6
4
5
4
4
6
8
5
4
5
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