Midshore Bay surf break

Midshore Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 02 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
16.7° C
(Which is 1.8°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 11PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Mar)--
Afternoon (02 Mar)5ft (1.5m)13s
Evening (02 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
2
3
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SSE
1.4
SSE
0.7
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
2
SSE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
Period(s) (?)1313131212121288118881212121211111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)643659162386374152149116939559395105374494560628584475451382319319350
Wind
(km/h)
35
SSW
30
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
15
S
5
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
NE
15
ENE
20
E
15
ENE
15
NE
10
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
glasscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:13AM
2.06
5:35PM
1.95
6:01AM
2.03
6:23PM
1.93
6:48AM
1.98
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:59PM
0.08
11:32AM
0.13
11:50PM
0.10
12:21PM
0.14
12:40AM
0.13
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Sunrise------7:07-------7:09-------7:11-
Sunset-8:13-------8:10-------8:08------
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
21----------------------
Temp. °C11119899101214131098810141514121211111419
Feels °C (?)344334568987668111111910991217
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