Medlands Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.27° S 175.49° E

Medlands Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Medlands Beach sea temperature is
15.5° C
0.4° 

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


How big are the waves at Medlands Beach today (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Medlands Beach at 8PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 03). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Afternoon (03 Aug)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (03 Aug)1ft (0.3m)12s

Table - waves today at Medlands Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, light winds from the SW by Wed night).

Mon
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
1.1
SE
6
1.3
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
0.9
SE
6
0.7
SE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.5
SE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
25
25
24
24
15
23
24
15
24
23
22
14
14
72
144
100
58
38
24
14
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
SW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
SW
40
SW
45
SW
45
SW
40
SSW
40
S
35
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
20
S
20
S
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
10:23AM2.14m
10:45PM2.22m
11:06AM2.14m
11:28PM2.20m
11:50AM2.12m
Low Tide
4:14PM0.59m
4:48AM0.58m
4:57PM0.63m
5:32AM0.59m
5:46PM0.69m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:11
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:35
5:36
5:36
 mm
Temp °C
13
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
11
9
8
7
7
8
8
9
10
Feels °C
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
3
3
2
0
1
0
0
2
3
4
5
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