Midshore Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.12° S 172.86° E

Midshore Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Midshore Bay sea temperature is
10.0° C
0.6° 

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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Midshore Bay at 9AM is: 0.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Afternoon (21 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (21 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 5°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Sat night, light winds from the NNW by Sun night).

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.3
SE
10
0.3
SE
10
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
102
98
76
42
37
35
34
31
32
31
30
29
17
16
16
15
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
30
N
35
NNW
55
NW
40
NW
40
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
35
W
25
W
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
11:39AM1.75m
00:00AM1.65m
12:29PM1.75m
00:49AM1.64m
1:17PM1.76m
Low Tide
5:14AM0.40m
5:47PM0.46m
6:03AM0.43m
6:36PM0.48m
6:49AM0.44m
7:23PM0.48m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:11
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:50
5:51
5:52
 mm
3
Temp °C
6
5
6
10
13
10
7
5
5
6
10
14
15
13
13
14
14
12
11
12
11
10
9
Feels °C
3
2
3
7
9
7
3
1
1
0
4
8
9
7
6
7
2
3
2
2
1
1
2
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