Midshore Bay surf break

Midshore Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Saturday 18 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
14.4° 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 9AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 18). 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 (18 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Afternoon (18 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)12s
Evening (18 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tue
21
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.3
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.9
SE
1.9
SE
2.5
SE
Period(s) (?)1212121212121268899101010101010101010968
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)271211111111117224044651021401111007775565537120275844
Wind
(km/h)
30
N
25
N
25
NNW
30
NW
25
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
20
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
5
NW
10
S
25
SSW
20
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
30
SSW
35
SW
25
SSW
40
SSE
50
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
oncross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:47AM
1.96
5:15PM
2.07
5:40AM
1.98
6:10PM
2.11
6:35AM
1.97
7:06PM
2.13
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:03AM
0.08
11:37PM
0.10
11:58AM
0.06
12:34AM
0.09
12:54PM
0.05
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tue
21
Sunrise--7:03-------7:05-------7:05-----
Sunset----5:51-------5:49-------5:47---
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
Rain (mm)
-------------------1-1613
Temp. °C171618191816141211101215171210101111121210111211
Feels °C (?)1211131212121087610131465456863652
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