Midshore Bay surf break

Midshore Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Wednesday 06 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
13.6° 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 5AM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 06). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)1ft (0.3m)7s
Afternoon (07 May)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (07 May)0.5ft (0.1m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly near gales.

Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
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
1
1
1
0
3
2
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.2
E
10
0.3
ENE
8
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
2.4
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.4
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
9
9
10
9
8
12
4
4
4
4
62
62
96
444
893
559
308
238
210
258
173
137
96
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
NNE
25
N
30
N
20
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
30
NNE
25
N
30
NNW
40
NNW
60
NW
35
NW
10
WSW
10
ENE
15
ESE
10
E
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross
High Tide
8:23PM1.77m
8:46AM1.61m
9:11PM1.74m
9:33AM1.58m
9:57PM1.71m
10:20AM1.56m
Low Tide
2:44AM0.45m
2:54PM0.45m
3:30AM0.46m
3:39PM0.46m
4:15AM0.46m
4:23PM0.46m
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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7:24
7:26
7:26
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5:23
5:22
5:21
1
Temp °C
17
16
17
17
18
21
22
21
21
20
19
18
17
17
20
18
16
16
16
15
13
14
14
11
14
13
14
14
14
16
17
17
18
18
17
16
15
15
16
14
10
7
4
8
11
11
11
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.2
E
10
0.3
ENE
8
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.9
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
9
0.1
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.1
S
14
1.4
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
Energy kJ
6
6
8
10
9
8
12
4
4
102
67
62
62
96
4
15
4
308
238
210
258
173
137
96
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
SE
14
0.2
E
10
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.3
S
16
0.3
SSE
3
0.2
SSE
3
Energy kJ
7
7
3
8
8
8
8
4
4
4
4
4
15
4
6
6
6
47
2
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
15
0.1
SE
14
0.2
ENE
7
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
17
0.1
SE
16
0.2
SSE
16
Energy kJ
8
9
9
9
8
5
4
3
6
23
10
25
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
2
0.4
NNW
3
0.3
NNW
3
0.4
N
3
0.6
NE
3
0.7
NE
4
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.3
N
2
1.8
NE
8
1.7
ENE
9
2.4
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1
N
4
0.9
NNW
4
0.5
NNW
4
0.5
NW
3
0.3
SSE
17
0.5
S
4
Energy kJ
1
4
1
2
9
16
115
101
1
423
444
893
559
31
25
7
5
57
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
3
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
20
20
20
76
76
84
84
76
116
76
76
0
0
0
84
0
297
190
190
86
9
0
46
19
Best forecast wave conditions in Canterbury
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
2
2
3
3
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
6
4
4
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
7
9
6
5
5
7
6
5
6
6
5
7
6
5
5
5
7
6
6
5
5
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