Midshore Bay Surf Break

Midshore Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.12° S 172.86° E

Issued: 5 pm 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Midshore Bay sea temperature is
10.5° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Midshore Bay at 10PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 03). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)--
Afternoon (03 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (03 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 5°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Fri
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Mon
6
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
3
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
11
0.8
ENE
11
1
ENE
13
0.7
E
13
0.7
E
13
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
12
1.1
ENE
12
1.3
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
11
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
1.6
SSE
8
1.8
SSE
9
2
SSE
10
2.2
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
160
167
326
166
161
153
153
144
341
419
404
291
248
222
166
151
173
180
147
115
322
516
747
926
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
25
NNE
25
N
20
N
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
WNW
30
SW
35
SW
40
SW
45
WSW
50
WSW
35
SW
35
SSW
40
SSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:17PM1.81m
7:35AM1.64m
7:58PM1.77m
8:18AM1.62m
8:40PM1.75m
9:03AM1.62m
Low Tide
1:39AM0.39m
1:47PM0.37m
2:21AM0.38m
2:31PM0.38m
3:04AM0.38m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:00
8:00
8:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:04
5:05
5:05
5:06
 mm
1
Temp °C
14
11
10
10
12
12
12
16
15
13
13
12
12
11
11
12
9
7
6
6
5
6
9
8
Feels °C
11
8
6
4
6
6
6
10
10
8
8
7
8
7
6
6
2
-2
-4
-5
-6
-2
2
0
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
11
0.8
ENE
11
1
ENE
13
0.7
E
13
0.7
E
13
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
11
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
Energy kJ
160
167
326
166
161
153
153
144
184
171
163
291
248
222
166
151
173
180
147
115
64
67
49
31
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
E
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.3
NE
8
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.3
W
4
0.5
E
11
0.6
ENE
9
Energy kJ
61
4
3
9
3
3
5
5
5
5
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
3
58
52
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
18
0.7
E
10
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.2
S
15
0.1
S
14
Energy kJ
4
3
3
3
6
5
5
6
104
5
5
17
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.7
N
4
0.9
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.6
NE
4
1.1
ENE
12
1.3
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
11
0.5
N
3
0.7
NNE
4
0.6
N
4
0.3
WSW
2
0.5
SW
3
0.7
SW
3
0.7
SW
4
0.6
S
3
1.2
SSE
4
1.6
SSE
8
1.8
SSE
9
2
SSE
10
2.2
SSE
10
Energy kJ
7
5
12
22
17
11
18
12
341
419
404
5
15
9
1
4
11
12
8
58
322
516
747
926
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
4
2
4
1
1
5
5
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
19
0
0
0
0
46
9
61
156
86
156
72
72
156
156
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
4
3
2
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
4
2
2
4
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
7
7
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
7
8
5
5
5
7
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
6
7
7
5
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