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Midshore Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Sunday 17 May 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
13.0° C
(Which is 1.7°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 10PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (17 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Midshore Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Wed morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wed 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | SE 11 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 11 | E 9 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | |
27 | 62 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 54 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | |
High Tide | 5:19AM2.01m | 5:51PM2.21m | 6:16AM2.02m | 6:49PM2.22m | 7:15AM2.00m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:18PM0.07m | 11:36AM-0.00m | 00:17AM0.05m | 12:35PM-0.02m | 1:16AM0.04m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — |
 | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 |
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Temp °C | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 13 |
6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 4 | ENE 3 | E 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 4 | E 9 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 11 | E 10 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 |
 kJ | 13 | 12 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | SE 16 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | E 10 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 5 | ENE 10 | E 9 | SSE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | E 4 | E 4 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 6 |
| kJ | 22 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 18 | 20 | 12 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SE 16 | SE 14 | SE 14 | SE 8 | E 10 | ESE 5 | E 14 | S 17 | SSE 10 | — | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 11 | E 9 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | NE 6 | E 9 |
| kJ | 27 | 50 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 9 | — | 8 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 10 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 10 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 62 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 54 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 76 | 0 | 76 | 9 | 9 | 20 | 9 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 104 | 76 | 156 |
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