Midshore Bay surf break

Midshore Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 06 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
15.8° C
(Which is 2.6°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 2AM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 06). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Apr)6ft (1.8m)7s
Afternoon (07 Apr)7ft (2.2m)7s
Evening (07 Apr)6ft (1.8m)8s

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


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Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
2
!
!
!
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
SE
0.3
SE
1.8
ENE
1.9
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.2
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.8
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
3
ENE
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.4
ENE
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
Period(s) (?)101156777888999991099999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)333776282358498525408439136415561502505516479405355293256256212212173
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
20
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
20
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:07PM
1.79
8:30AM
1.66
8:57PM
1.75
9:21AM
1.62
9:47PM
1.72
10:12AM
1.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:27AM
0.42
2:42PM
0.42
3:16AM
0.46
3:29PM
0.46
4:03AM
0.48
4:16PM
0.48
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Sunrise----6:50-------6:52-------6:52---
Sunset-------6:08-------6:07-------6:06
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
--------21--------------
Temp. °C121313131416171514141314162123201918171718222320
Feels °C (?)121312111012121012121112141717161615141515161816
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