Midshore Bay surf break

Midshore Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 19 May 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
12.9° C
(Which is 1.6°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 12PM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (19 May)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (19 May)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Fri
22
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.3
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
6
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
12
0.4
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
6
0.5
SSE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
7
7
9
6
9
8
8
8
8
8
7
7
6
5
6
3
3
3
3
7
3
3
13
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
0
NE
5
E
5
NE
5
N
5
NNW
10
WNW
5
NW
10
NW
5
NNE
5
NE
10
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
15
N
15
N
25
NW
25
NNW
20
W
10
SW
0
E
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
6:16AM2.02m
6:49PM2.22m
7:15AM2.00m
7:49PM2.19m
8:16AM1.98m
8:49PM2.15m
Low Tide
00:17AM0.05m
12:35PM-0.02m
1:16AM0.04m
1:34PM-0.01m
2:15AM0.05m
2:33PM0.02m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:37
7:39
7:39
7:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:09
5:08
5:07
Temp °C
7
7
7
10
12
9
9
8
7
7
7
12
15
12
11
10
11
12
15
19
19
15
11
10
5
4
4
8
10
7
7
6
4
4
3
9
12
8
5
4
6
8
11
14
14
11
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
4
0.3
E
4
0.3
E
4
0.3
E
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.2
E
9
0.4
NE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
6
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
9
0.4
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
N
3
0.2
ENE
6
Energy kJ
5
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
8
8
5
7
6
5
6
3
1
3
2
7
3
2
3
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
SE
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
14
0.2
E
9
0.1
NE
7
0.2
E
5
0.1
NE
7
0.1
E
13
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
12
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.2
ENE
6
0.1
SE
12
Energy kJ
7
7
7
3
6
9
8
8
8
8
7
7
4
6
2
2
2
3
1
3
2
3
3
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.2
E
11
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
8
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
SE
11
0.1
E
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
Energy kJ
8
3
3
9
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
2
2
1
2
2
2
5
1
2
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
4
0.3
ENE
5
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NNW
3
0.8
NNW
4
0.4
NNW
3
0.5
NNE
3
0.6
NNE
3
0.9
NNE
4
0.4
NNW
4
0.5
N
3
0.3
SSW
2
0.5
SSE
5
Energy kJ
6
5
29
6
19
4
5
8
21
4
5
1
13
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
20
20
20
104
72
76
86
20
76
76
76
156
76
9
79
79
104
200
190
209
104
208
61
61
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
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