Midshore Bay surf break

Midshore Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 07 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
15.7° 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 10PM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Apr)--
Afternoon (07 Apr)6ft (1.9m)7s
Evening (07 Apr)7ft (2.2m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
1
2
3
4
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.2
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.9
ENE
2.5
ENE
1.7
E
1.7
ENE
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
Period(s) (?)78889999910101010101010109999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3905096344865345221082484528573520459402342279226184180144141139110110109
Wind
(km/h)
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
30
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
10
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
5
W
5
NE
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
crossglasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:57PM
1.75
9:21AM
1.62
9:47PM
1.72
10:12AM
1.59
10:38PM
1.70
11:01AM
1.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:42PM
0.42
3:16AM
0.46
3:29PM
0.46
4:03AM
0.48
4:16PM
0.48
4:50AM
0.49
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sunrise------6:52-------6:52-------6:54-
Sunset-6:08-------6:07-------6:06------
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
----1-------------------
Temp. °C171615151314152122191817171719222220151412111314
Feels °C (?)1312121210121319161414141415161717161311991211
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