Midshore Bay Surf Break

Midshore Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.12° S 172.86° E

Issued: 11 am 24 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Midshore Bay sea temperature is
11.8° C

1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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 (24 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Midshore Bay at 7PM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am June 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Afternoon (24 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (24 Jun)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 4°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the SSW by Thu afternoon).

Wed
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
Sat
27
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
1.1
SE
7
1
SE
8
1
SE
8
1
SE
8
1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
1.5
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
36
54
344
178
163
144
122
101
141
115
94
94
121
111
111
113
110
133
136
136
127
125
524
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
10
NE
5
NE
0
E
15
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
W
30
SW
40
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
Wind State
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:43PM1.79m
1:01AM1.75m
1:32PM1.79m
1:49AM1.71m
2:19PM1.79m
2:35AM1.70m
Low Tide
6:22AM0.26m
6:49PM0.37m
7:10AM0.32m
7:40PM0.41m
7:56AM0.36m
8:28PM0.44m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:00
8:00
8:00
8:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
5:00
5:00
 mm
1
2
2
2
2
5
1
1
1
Temp °C
10
11
12
12
10
8
7
7
6
6
7
7
6
5
4
4
4
5
7
6
6
6
5
5
Feels °C
7
8
10
11
6
1
1
2
2
-1
-2
-3
-3
-3
-4
-4
-3
-3
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
1.1
SE
7
1
SE
8
1
SE
8
1
SE
8
1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
7
1.5
E
11
Energy kJ
25
36
54
117
178
163
144
122
101
141
115
94
94
121
111
111
113
110
133
136
136
123
86
524
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.1
SE
14
0.5
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.6
SE
9
0.4
SE
5
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.4
SE
18
Energy kJ
11
11
10
23
22
8
23
53
61
6
108
108
80
74
51
102
133
133
127
125
85
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
15
0.1
S
15
0.3
SSE
14
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.5
E
10
0.2
SSE
15
0.1
SE
17
0.6
E
12
0.7
SSE
18
Energy kJ
20
21
22
5
41
2
4
20
19
18
49
22
12
104
340
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
ENE
7
0.5
SW
3
0.9
S
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.4
SW
3
0.7
SW
3
1
S
4
1.3
S
4
1.3
S
4
0.9
SW
4
0.9
SW
4
0.9
SW
4
0.7
SW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.3
SW
3
0.2
WSW
2
0.3
WSW
2
Energy kJ
344
5
21
13
4
11
29
56
60
21
22
21
13
11
6
2
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
4
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
9
104
44
40
10
44
156
157
156
44
40
40
40
40
44
32
40
9
9
9
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
4
4
2
3
3
3
3
4
1
1
3
1
4
4
3
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
4
5
3
3
4
5
5
4
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
9
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
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