Midshore Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.12° S 172.86° E

Midshore Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Midshore Bay sea temperature is
10.7° C
0.9° 

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 (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Midshore Bay at 7PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 19s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Afternoon (09 Jul)5ft (1.6m)11s
Evening (09 Jul)5ft (1.6m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Mild temperatures (max 9°C on Fri afternoon, min 4°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.6
E
11
1.5
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.4
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
644
657
573
573
584
507
442
434
375
375
361
290
239
234
192
188
149
143
113
118
90
87
85
61
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
W
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
ENE
5
NE
10
N
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
11:35AM1.78m
11:57PM1.77m
12:32PM1.88m
00:55AM1.82m
1:30PM1.98m
1:52AM1.89m
Low Tide
5:49PM0.33m
6:13AM0.24m
6:46PM0.28m
7:08AM0.17m
7:45PM0.22m
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:58
7:58
7:58
7:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:08
5:08
5:09
 mm
1
Temp °C
7
8
7
6
6
6
5
5
4
7
9
7
6
5
4
4
4
7
9
7
6
5
4
4
Feels °C
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
-1
2
5
4
3
2
0
1
1
4
7
4
3
2
1
1
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