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Midshore Bay Surf Photo: 'Midshore' by Mysterious D

Lat Long: 43.12° S 172.86° E

Issued: 11 am 20 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Midshore Bay sea temperature is

11.8° C

1.5°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.

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	E	NE	SSE	SSE
	11 s	cross	3 s	11 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 August at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Midshore Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	ESE		SSE	SSE
	11 s	glass		11 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 August at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Midshore Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	WSW		SSE	SSE
	15 s	cross		15 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 15 August at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Midshore Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	SSW		SSE	E
	16 s	glass		16 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 August at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Midshore Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	WSW		SSE	E
	16 s	cross		16 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 August at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Midshore Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	W		SSE	E
	15 s	cross		15 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 August at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Midshore Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	W		SSE
	15 s	cross		15 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 August at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Midshore Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	WNW		SSE
	14 s	glass		14 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 August at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Midshore Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	ENE		SSE	SSE
	13 s	glass		13 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 August at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Midshore Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	S	E		SSE	E
	13 s	cross		13 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 August at 6 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Midshore Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	NE		SSE	E
	12 s	glass		12 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 16 August at 9 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Midshore Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	NNE		SSE	E
	12 s	glass		12 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 17 August at 12 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Midshore Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	NNE		SSE	SSE
	11 s	glass		8 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 17 August at 3 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Midshore Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	N		SSE	ESE
	11 s	glass		11 s	18 s

Open ocean wave model on 17 August at 6 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Midshore Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	NW		SSE	ESE
	11 s	glass		11 s	17 s

Open ocean wave model on 17 August at 9 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Midshore Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	W		SSE	ESE
	10 s	glass		10 s	17 s

Open ocean wave model on 17 August at 12 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Midshore Bay around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SSE	E		SSE	ESE
	10 s	glass		10 s	16 s

Open ocean wave model on 17 August at 3 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Midshore Bay around the time the photo was taken

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Midshore Bay Surf Photo: 'Midshore' by Mysterious D

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User: Mysterious D

Country: New Zealand (2470 photos)

Photo taken at: 2:30 pm 16 Aug 2020