Midshore Bay surf break

Midshore Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 21 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
14.2° 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 3PM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.7m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Afternoon (21 Apr)7ft (2.2m)10s
Evening (21 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)10s

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


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Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
3
2
0
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
ESE
1.6
ESE
2.2
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.2
E
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
Period(s) (?)99101010101010101111101010101010101010101099
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2623988385785616766286106766195754503773002502502791631661661251209290
Wind
(km/h)
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
0
ENE
5
E
5
ENE
5
N
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:33AM
1.96
8:06PM
2.12
8:33AM
1.93
9:07PM
2.10
9:35AM
1.91
10:09PM
2.06
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:52PM
0.06
2:32AM
0.11
2:51PM
0.07
3:31AM
0.12
3:50PM
0.10
4:30AM
0.14
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise7:07-------7:07-------7:09-------
Sunset--5:45-------5:45-------5:43-----
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-11112------------------
Temp. °C7899777778988766711131110998
Feels °C (?)1233121112224322491088665
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