Midshore Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.12° S 172.86° E

Midshore Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Midshore Bay sea temperature is
10.1° C
0.4° 

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 (15 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Midshore Bay at 9PM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 15). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jul)--
Afternoon (15 Jul)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (15 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
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
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
14
0.4
E
13
0.3
E
13
0.4
E
16
0.5
E
16
0.5
E
17
0.6
E
17
0.7
E
17
0.9
E
16
0.9
E
16
1
E
17
1
E
17
1.1
E
16
1.1
E
16
1.1
E
16
1.2
E
15
1.1
E
15
1.1
E
15
0.8
SSE
23
0.9
SSE
23
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
25
14
15
15
55
31
81
130
144
207
270
427
427
572
569
643
627
604
688
574
559
668
923
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
20
N
20
NW
15
SW
0
SE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
N
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
SE
5
NE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
Wind State
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:15PM2.24m
5:38AM2.05m
6:10PM2.22m
6:34AM2.03m
7:05PM2.17m
7:31AM1.99m
Low Tide
11:38PM0.02m
11:56AM-0.06m
00:34AM0.01m
12:53PM-0.04m
1:29AM0.02m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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>
7:54
7:54
7:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:13
5:14
5:15
 mm
Temp °C
17
15
13
12
14
13
9
11
12
9
8
7
6
5
6
9
11
9
8
7
5
5
5
10
Feels °C
14
11
10
9
9
8
6
10
9
6
6
4
3
2
3
7
9
6
5
4
1
2
2
7
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