Midshore Bay surf break

Midshore Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 10 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
17.5° C
(Which is 2.9°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: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 10). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (10 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Evening (10 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
S
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.6
SSE
0.4
SE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.2
SSE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.3
SE
0.2
E
0.3
SE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
Period(s) (?)61414141313131212121212111111111110667777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9766514946441273914141413131919181116525560666348
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
0
SSW
5
NE
10
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
25
NW
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:32PM
1.74
10:56AM
1.64
11:25PM
1.71
11:49AM
1.61
12:17AM
1.70
12:40PM
1.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:47AM
0.44
5:05PM
0.44
5:37AM
0.49
5:53PM
0.47
6:26AM
0.51
6:40PM
0.48
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Sunrise----7:16-------7:18-------7:20---
Sunset-------7:59-------7:57-------7:55
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C12111111111213131111109121616151312121215202321
Feels °C (?)1099109998777691211111010101013181818
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