Midshore Bay surf break

Midshore Bay surfForecast / Canterbury / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 13 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
15.0° C
(Which is 2.1°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 3AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 13). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (14 Apr)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (14 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)13s

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


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Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
0.6
E
0.8
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
SE
0.4
SSE
Period(s) (?)11111010149141313131313121212121212121111111011
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5263822962391441131311278584838277103102696968413937372547
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNW
20
NNW
30
NNW
15
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
5
NW
10
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
30
NW
30
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
15
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Sunrise----6:58-------7:00-------7:01---
Sunset------5:57-------5:55-------5:53-
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C15141413141717141313109121517151413131213161614
Feels °C (?)12979811109876591314101066678810
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