Midshore Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.12° S 172.86° E

Midshore Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Midshore Bay sea temperature is
10.0° C
0.3° 

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 (21 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Midshore Bay at 11PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)--
Afternoon (21 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Evening (21 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
12
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
6
0.2
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
75
58
37
35
33
12
18
11
9
9
16
15
14
6
5
5
5
6
9
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
5
N
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
0
SSE
5
ESE
5
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
20
N
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
10:46PM1.80m
11:20AM1.79m
11:40PM1.73m
12:13PM1.77m
Low Tide
5:00AM0.27m
5:28PM0.37m
5:50AM0.33m
6:20PM0.43m
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:50
7:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:19
5:20
 mm
Temp °C
12
10
8
7
6
7
7
10
11
10
9
8
7
7
8
13
15
13
13
Feels °C
10
7
5
4
3
4
4
8
8
8
6
5
4
4
5
9
10
8
8
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