Midshore Bay surf break

Midshore Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Wednesday 22 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
14.1° C
(Which is 1.6°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 2PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Afternoon (22 Apr)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (22 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1.2
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.3
SSE
0.2
SSE
Period(s) (?)1010101010101010101010101010999999991416
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)57350144142437724920621225820115415712312390838360604140263624
Wind
(km/h)
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
W
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NE
10
E
10
ENE
5
N
5
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
0
SSE
5
E
5
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:33AM
1.93
9:07PM
2.10
9:35AM
1.91
10:09PM
2.06
10:38AM
1.89
11:10PM
2.03
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:51PM
0.07
3:31AM
0.12
3:50PM
0.10
4:30AM
0.14
4:49PM
0.12
5:27AM
0.16
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunrise7:07-------7:09-------7:09-------
Sunset--5:45-------5:43-------5:42-----
rain showers
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1-1---------------------
Temp. °C7899887671113119988912151414131110
Feels °C (?)113433324910877556101311111087
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