Midshore Bay Surf Break

Midshore Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 43.12° S 172.86° E

Issued: 11 pm 30 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Midshore Bay sea temperature is
11.0° C

1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year

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


How big are the waves at Midshore Bay today (01 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Midshore Bay at 7AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm June 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jul)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (01 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (01 Jul)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
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)
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
14
0.5
SE
14
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
9
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
ENE
12
0.8
E
11
1.1
ENE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
99
93
70
70
70
70
92
65
65
65
64
92
85
116
112
108
104
102
100
98
100
140
160
275
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NE
5
E
5
NE
5
N
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NNE
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
Wind State
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
5:28AM1.70m
5:53PM1.85m
6:10AM1.68m
6:35PM1.83m
6:53AM1.66m
Low Tide
11:28PM0.41m
11:37AM0.35m
00:12AM0.39m
12:21PM0.35m
00:56AM0.39m
1:04PM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
8:00
8:00
8:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:02
5:04
5:04
 mm
Temp °C
7
7
7
7
7
9
11
9
9
8
7
7
7
10
12
10
9
7
6
7
8
12
15
12
Feels °C
4
4
5
5
5
7
9
7
7
6
4
4
4
8
9
7
6
4
2
3
5
9
11
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
5
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
9
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
ENE
12
0.8
E
11
0.7
ENE
11
Energy kJ
19
70
70
70
70
70
92
65
65
65
64
92
85
116
112
108
104
102
100
98
100
140
160
117
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
10
0.5
ENE
5
0.5
E
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.3
SE
11
0.3
ENE
5
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.3
ENE
5
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
8
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.4
E
13
Energy kJ
68
13
11
7
8
8
19
4
10
24
24
24
5
3
10
3
5
5
5
5
4
4
55
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
14
0.5
SE
14
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
11
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.1
SE
16
0.2
S
14
0.1
S
16
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.2
S
15
Energy kJ
99
93
68
63
35
33
24
11
24
10
9
3
3
10
15
5
16
19
5
5
17
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NE
5
0.8
NE
5
0.7
NE
5
0.3
NE
2
0.2
NNW
2
0.1
NE
7
1.1
ENE
11
Energy kJ
37
26
21
1
1
2
275
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
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
19
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
8
5
7
6
6
5
7
8
9
9
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