Midshore Bay surf break

Midshore Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 20 Apr 2026 NZST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
14.3° C
(Which is 1.7°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 4PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)5ft (1.5m)6s
Afternoon (20 Apr)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (20 Apr)5ft (1.6m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
SSE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.5
SE
1.6
SE
1.5
SE
1.6
SE
1.4
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.7
ESE
2.2
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
Period(s) (?)678888999101010101010101010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)187273269257289304371318393522913574561540471471480510469419404333339274
Wind
(km/h)
30
S
35
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
S
25
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:35AM
1.97
7:06PM
2.13
7:33AM
1.96
8:06PM
2.12
8:33AM
1.93
9:07PM
2.10
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:54PM
0.05
1:33AM
0.09
1:52PM
0.06
2:32AM
0.11
2:51PM
0.07
3:31AM
0.12
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise7:05-------7:07-------7:07-------
Sunset--5:47-------5:45-------5:45-----
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
86111111-111-1--1111----
Temp. °C111010988777898777678878876
Feels °C (?)533213221232211-111213433
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