Midshore Bay surf break

Midshore Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Thursday 09 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
15.6° C
(Which is 2.5°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 7AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (10 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (10 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
2
!
2
2
2
4
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
1
ENE
1.2
ENE
0.7
E
1.1
ENE
0.8
E
1.3
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.8
ENE
3
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
E
2.5
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.9
ENE
Period(s) (?)999999999996877788999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1471441441101101101091391852488391861371872813941169413366372926436567
Wind
(km/h)
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
5
W
5
WNW
10
E
20
E
15
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
15
N
10
N
10
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
glasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:38PM
1.70
11:01AM
1.57
11:26PM
1.70
11:48AM
1.57
12:12AM
1.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:50AM
0.49
5:02PM
0.48
5:36AM
0.48
5:47PM
0.46
6:21AM
0.45
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Sunrise----6:54-------6:56-------6:56---
Sunset-------6:04-------6:01-------6:00
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------1-----
Temp. °C151212111315161311111010121719161514151516192018
Feels °C (?)12998111212108877101415131311121213171815
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