Midshore Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.12° S 172.86° E

Issued: 12 am 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Midshore Bay sea temperature is

11.1°C

Midshore Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Midshore Bay today (30 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Midshore Bay at 6AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (30 Sep)	3ft (0.9m)	16s
Afternoon (30 Sep)	2.5ft (0.8m)	14s
Evening (30 Sep)	2ft (0.6m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 30								Thursday 1								Friday 2
	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)	2	2	2	2	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 16	SSE 16	SE 16	SE 16	SE 15	SE 14	SSE 12	SSE 15	SE 15	SE 15	SE 14	SE 14	SE 11	SE 11	SE 10	SSE 15	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 11	SE 11	SE 12	SE 12	S 15
Wave Graph
kJ	447	458	371	353	314	206	96	93	69	58	51	49	29	29	28	22	24	23	22	25	20	6	6	6
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NNE	NE	ENE	NE	ENE	NE	N	NW	NW	NW	NW	N	ENE	NNE	NW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				7:56AM1.96m				8:20PM1.86m				8:50AM1.97m				9:16PM1.84m				9:48AM1.98m
Low Tide		1:47AM0.19m				2:20PM0.21m				2:41AM0.18m				3:17PM0.21m				3:36AM0.18m					4:14PM0.22m


	—	—	7:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:01	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:35	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	9	9	9	9	11	12	11	10	7	6	6	10	16	16	14	11	9	8	8	12	18	19	15	12
Feels °C	6	7	6	6	7	7	6	7	4	2	2	7	13	14	12	8	6	5	4	9	13	13	10	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 16	SSE 16	SE 16	SE 16	SE 15	SE 14	SSE 12	SE 12	NE 5	NE 5	SSE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	SE 12	SE 12	ENE 7	ENE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7
kJ	447	458	371	353	314	206	96	69	19	11	46	29	29	29	7	8	4	23	22	4	5	8	14	13
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 12	—	E 12	—	ESE 12	SE 11	SSE 16	SSE 15	SE 12	SE 11	NE 5	ENE 5	SSE 14	SSE 14	SE 10	SE 10	SE 12	ENE 4	ENE 7	SE 11	SE 11	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12
kJ	3	—	3	—	13	5	94	93	69	58	6	4	19	19	28	17	22	1	4	20	20	6	6	6
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	E 12	E 12	E 12	—	—	E 12	—	SE 15	SE 15	SE 14	SE 14	NE 5	—	SSE 14	SSE 15	SSE 16	SE 16	SE 16	SSE 16	SE 16	SE 10	SE 10	S 15
kJ	—	3	3	3	—	—	3	—	60	54	51	49	9	—	20	22	24	11	10	25	10	4	4	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 3	—	—	—	NE 3	ENE 3	NE 4	NE 5	—	NW 2	—	—	ENE 5	ENE 3	NE 4	—	—	—	—	—	NNW 3	NW 3	NW 3	NW 3
kJ	1	—	—	—	2	7	24	30	—	1	—	—	5	3	18	—	—	—	—	—	3	5	6	7
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	4	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	79	82	19	0	0	0	0	0	20	76	9	9	9	20	20	9	46	72	61	20
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Gough Bay	Banks Peninsula - Te Oka Bay
Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1
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Rating (10 max)	9	8	7	7	6	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	3	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	9	8	8	7	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	9	9	9	9	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5

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