Midshore Bay surf break

Midshore Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 09 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
15.7° 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 2PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 09). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (09 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (09 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
1
2
4
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1
ENE
1.2
ENE
0.1
S
1.1
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.8
ENE
2.5
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
E
Period(s) (?)1010109999999999913666778899
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)273221184180180144144110108110137139185248391142245306400418973404347
Wind
(km/h)
20
N
25
NW
30
NW
20
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
5
NW
15
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
25
ENE
25
NE
15
NNE
10
N
15
N
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:12AM
1.59
10:38PM
1.70
11:01AM
1.57
11:26PM
1.70
11:48AM
1.57
12:12AM
1.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:16PM
0.48
4:50AM
0.49
5:02PM
0.48
5:36AM
0.48
5:47PM
0.46
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Sunrise6:52-------6:54-------6:56-------
Sunset---6:06-------6:04-------6:01----
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C192223191513121113161613121111101218191615141616
Feels °C (?)16161614121098111312109887914141212111212
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