Midshore Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.12° S 172.86° E

Issued: 6 am 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Midshore Bay sea temperature is

13.0°C

Midshore Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Midshore Bay today (18 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 15s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 16s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Midshore Bay at 10AM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 Oct)	1.5ft (0.5m)	15s
Afternoon (18 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	16s
Evening (18 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 18							Monday 19								Tuesday 20
	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 15	SE 15	SE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SE 16	SE 16	SE 16	SSE 16	SE 16	SE 11
Wave Graph
kJ	109	109	121	169	171	173	173	171	162	154	144	144	154	119	95	105	104	67	66	66	256	61	29
Wind (km/h)	NW	NNW	NE	E	ENE	ENE	NNE	N	WNW	WNW	WSW	SE	E	NE	NE	NE	NNW	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off
High Tide				11:22AM1.73m				11:46PM1.59m				12:11PM1.71m				00:35AM1.59m				12:58PM1.71m
Low Tide		5:00AM0.45m				5:35PM0.47m				5:47AM0.46m				6:21PM0.47m				6:33AM0.46m					7:06PM0.45m


	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:55	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	6	7	11	15	16	14	12	12	10	10	14	17	16	14	12	11	10	8	10	12	13	12	11
Feels °C	3	5	9	12	12	10	7	9	7	7	11	14	12	11	9	9	8	7	7	9	9	9	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 7	SE 15	SE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SSE 15	SE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SE 16	SE 16	SE 16	SE 16	SE 16	SE 11
kJ	27	109	121	169	171	173	173	171	162	154	144	144	154	119	95	105	104	67	66	66	64	61	29
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 15	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	E 7	ESE 7	NE 3	ENE 3	—	NE 4	E 7	SSE 4	SE 4	E 10	ENE 3	ENE 3	SE 3	E 10	SSE 16	SSE 11	SSE 15
kJ	109	25	14	14	14	8	4	5	2	1	—	1	1	2	3	2	1	1	2	2	256	22	23
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 12	E 11	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 7	—	E 7	E 7	E 11	E 10	E 10	—	—	E 10	NE 10	E 10
kJ	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	4	1	1	1	—	1	1	2	2	2	—	—	2	4	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	E 2	NE 3	NE 3	NE 3	—	—	—	—	ENE 5	NE 2	NE 3	NE 3	—	SSE 5	—	SE 3	E 3	ENE 4	NE 4
kJ	—	—	—	—	1	2	3	3	—	—	—	—	6	1	2	3	—	3	—	3	5	8	14
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Midshore Bay Canterbury	Midshore Bay Canterbury	Midshore Bay Canterbury	Motunau Beach Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Midshore Bay Canterbury	Midshore Bay Canterbury	Midshore Bay Canterbury	Midshore Bay Canterbury	Amberley Beach Canterbury	Port Robinson Canterbury	Motunau Beach Canterbury	Midshore Bay Canterbury	Midshore Bay Canterbury	Midshore Bay Canterbury	Midshore Bay Canterbury	Midshore Bay Canterbury	Midshore Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Canterbury	Midshore Bay Canterbury
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	4	4	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	3	3	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	19	76	76	0	0	0	0	9	46	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	76	76	76	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Stony Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay	Banks Peninsula - Magnet Bay
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Nugget Point Catlins	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Kaka Point Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	6	7	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	3	4
Header Global	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Bali Village Indonesia	Pascuales Mexico	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Nugget Point New Zealand	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Keusik Luhur Indonesia	Trial Harbour Australia	Brak River South Africa	Kaka Point New Zealand	Lebu Chile	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom	Brims Ness United Kingdom	Brims Ness United Kingdom	Alnes Lighthouse Norway	Alnes Lighthouse Norway	Alnes Lighthouse Norway	Alnes Lighthouse Norway	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	4	5	4	6	6	7	5	4	4	8	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	7	7	6	5	5	4

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