Midshore Bay surf break

Midshore Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 23 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
13.6° 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 3AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (24 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (24 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.2
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
16
0.4
SE
16
0.4
SE
15
0.4
SE
14
0.3
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
123
120
83
83
60
60
41
41
26
24
20
41
48
63
57
49
33
14
29
15
15
15
19
43
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
0
NNW
5
NE
10
NNE
5
N
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
5
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
W
10
W
5
E
off
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
High Tide
10:09PM2.06m
10:38AM1.89m
11:10PM2.03m
11:38AM1.87m
00:08AM1.99m
12:36PM1.86m
Low Tide
4:30AM0.14m
4:49PM0.12m
5:27AM0.16m
5:47PM0.16m
6:23AM0.17m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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7:09
7:11
7:13
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5:42
5:39
5:38
Temp °C
9
9
8
7
8
12
16
15
13
12
10
10
11
16
19
18
17
16
15
13
14
18
21
15
6
7
5
4
5
10
13
12
10
9
7
7
8
14
17
15
14
12
11
10
11
15
18
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
SSE
16
0.4
SE
16
0.4
SE
15
0.4
SE
14
0.3
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
15
Energy kJ
123
120
83
83
60
60
41
41
26
24
14
15
48
63
57
49
33
14
29
15
15
15
19
43
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.1
S
8
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
NE
5
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
N
5
0.1
NE
5
0.3
NE
6
Energy kJ
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
1
16
17
20
41
6
6
6
6
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
8
0.2
E
9
0.1
NE
4
0.1
NE
5
0.1
E
8
0.1
NE
5
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
5
5
8
8
8
7
7
3
2
3
3
3
6
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
61
20
9
20
0
0
0
0
0
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
3
4
4
3
4
2
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
2
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
7
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