Midshore Bay surf break

Midshore Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Saturday 02 May 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
13.7° C
(Which is 1.7°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 1AM is: 0.2m 14s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Afternoon (03 May)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Evening (03 May)1ft (0.3m)4s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tue
5
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
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
S
16
0.1
SE
11
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.3
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
9
0.1
S
19
0.1
SE
18
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
24
21
21
8
7
7
7
6
5
4
4
4
4
5
3
4
4
3
7
12
30
28
27
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
5
N
5
ENE
5
ESE
5
SSE
5
W
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
ENE
10
E
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
0
ESE
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
5:20PM1.86m
5:39AM1.74m
6:04PM1.85m
6:24AM1.71m
6:50PM1.83m
7:11AM1.68m
Low Tide
11:38PM0.36m
11:52AM0.34m
00:25AM0.38m
12:37PM0.37m
1:11AM0.40m
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:20
7:22
7:22
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5:30
5:29
5:28
5:25
Temp °C
16
14
12
11
11
10
10
14
14
11
11
10
10
9
10
14
14
11
10
9
9
9
9
14
13
11
9
8
8
7
7
11
12
10
9
7
7
5
7
11
10
8
8
7
6
6
5
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.1
NE
5
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
12
0.3
ENE
3
0.3
ENE
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
Energy kJ
6
6
3
3
2
2
1
7
6
2
3
4
7
7
5
2
4
4
3
3
3
30
3
6
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
13
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
SE
11
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
18
0.1
NE
6
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
17
Energy kJ
25
24
21
21
8
7
7
1
1
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
3
12
1
28
27
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
16
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
S
19
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
3
3
1
1
1
5
1
1
2
1
1
7
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
5
0.2
ENE
3
0.3
ENE
3
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
2
0.1
NE
4
Energy kJ
4
1
2
2
2
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
20
46
46
20
20
20
76
76
76
61
61
61
46
61
61
61
76
76
76
46
20
20
20
20
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
2
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
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