Midshore Bay surf break

Midshore Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 25 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
13.5° C
(Which is 1.2°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 1PM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Afternoon (25 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Evening (25 Apr)1ft (0.3m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 10°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tue
28
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.4
SE
16
0.4
SE
16
0.4
SE
15
0.4
SE
14
0.3
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
14
0.5
SE
15
0.6
SSE
16
0.7
SE
16
0.7
SE
16
0.6
SE
17
0.6
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
13
0.5
SE
12
0.5
SE
12
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
20
41
63
63
57
51
34
15
15
15
15
16
40
113
171
274
278
224
166
111
71
66
46
26
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
0
SE
5
NE
5
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WSW
10
E
10
E
10
NNE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
N
5
NW
10
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
N
10
NW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
11:38AM1.87m
00:08AM1.99m
12:36PM1.86m
1:02AM1.95m
1:30PM1.85m
Low Tide
5:27AM0.16m
5:47PM0.16m
6:23AM0.17m
6:43PM0.19m
7:17AM0.19m
7:37PM0.22m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:11
7:13
7:13
7:15
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5:39
5:38
5:37
5:36
Temp °C
10
9
10
15
17
17
16
15
14
12
13
18
19
13
12
11
11
10
11
15
16
14
13
12
8
6
7
13
15
14
13
12
10
9
10
16
16
11
10
10
10
9
9
13
13
11
11
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
9
0.4
SE
16
0.4
SE
16
0.4
SE
15
0.4
SE
14
0.3
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
13
0.3
SSE
14
0.3
NE
6
0.6
SSE
16
0.7
SE
16
0.7
SE
16
0.6
SE
17
0.6
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
13
0.5
SE
12
0.5
SE
12
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SE
10
Energy kJ
14
15
63
63
57
51
34
15
15
15
15
16
40
6
171
274
278
224
166
111
71
66
46
26
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
14
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
4
0.2
ENE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
NE
4
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.3
NE
4
Energy kJ
20
41
6
6
6
6
1
1
1
1
1
4
19
4
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
4
0.1
SE
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
NE
5
0.1
SE
17
0.1
E
8
0.1
NE
4
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
11
Energy kJ
3
3
1
3
6
6
1
11
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
15
0.4
SE
4
0.3
NE
3
0.3
NE
3
Energy kJ
113
4
1
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
20
0
0
0
0
0
20
20
20
20
20
20
64
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
19
9
20
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
3
4
5
3
6
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
7
4
6
6
5
4
9
9
8
7
6
6
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