Midshore Bay surf break

Midshore Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 28 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
13.3° C
(Which is 1.1°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 7AM is: 0.1m 20s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)20s
Afternoon (29 Apr)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Evening (29 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
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
3 PM
6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
20
0.1
SE
20
0.1
SE
19
0.2
ENE
6
0.1
SE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.6
SSE
6
0.3
SSE
10
0.4
SE
14
0.6
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
15
0.5
SE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
10
9
8
15
14
5
8
19
18
26
18
49
164
166
162
94
93
112
86
35
30
31
21
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
WNW
20
WNW
20
NNW
20
SW
20
SW
10
WSW
5
W
0
W
10
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
5
N
5
NNW
5
E
10
E
5
ENE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
High Tide
2:41AM1.87m
3:07PM1.85m
3:26AM1.83m
3:52PM1.85m
4:10AM1.80m
4:36PM1.86m
Low Tide
8:29PM0.25m
8:55AM0.23m
9:18PM0.28m
9:40AM0.25m
10:06PM0.31m
10:24AM0.28m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:16
7:16
7:18
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5:34
5:32
5:31
Temp °C
14
12
11
11
13
18
20
17
14
11
11
11
11
12
12
9
9
9
8
9
9
13
13
11
12
10
9
8
11
16
16
13
9
6
8
8
9
9
8
4
5
6
5
7
7
11
11
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
5
0.3
NE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
6
0.1
SE
7
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.6
SSE
6
0.5
SSE
5
0.5
SE
5
0.6
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.4
SSE
15
0.5
SE
15
0.5
NE
4
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
Energy kJ
7
5
3
3
2
2
3
2
19
18
26
14
12
164
166
162
94
93
112
9
8
8
31
18
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
8
0.2
SSE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
11
0.1
NE
5
0.2
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
10
0.4
SE
14
0.4
SE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.1
E
10
0.3
SE
6
0.3
SE
6
0.1
E
7
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
11
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
Energy kJ
10
10
6
6
5
2
2
5
5
1
18
18
49
9
9
2
5
5
1
86
35
30
22
21
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
22
0.1
S
22
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
20
0.1
SE
20
0.1
SE
19
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
11
0.1
NE
5
0.2
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
11
0.1
E
5
0.1
SE
7
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
SE
9
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.1
E
8
Energy kJ
9
9
9
8
15
14
5
8
2
5
1
4
22
1
2
2
2
3
22
21
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNW
3
0.7
NNW
4
0.6
S
3
0.4
SW
3
0.1
E
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
NE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.5
NE
4
0.8
NE
4
0.8
NE
5
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
Energy kJ
6
11
7
2
1
12
3
5
7
24
26
5
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
3
1
1
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
20
20
45
20
20
20
76
76
20
61
9
20
0
0
79
76
0
0
0
0
0
0
19
9
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
8
8
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
6
6
7
7
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