Medlands Beach surf break

Medlands Beach surfForecast / Great Barrier Island / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 28 Oct 2025 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Medlands Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Medlands Beach sea temperature is
17.1° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Medlands Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Medlands Beach at 6AM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Oct)8ft (2.5m)9s
Afternoon (28 Oct)6ft (1.9m)9s
Evening (28 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
NNW
3
NNW
3
NNW
3
NNW
2.4
NNW
2.5
NNW
1.9
NNW
1.6
NNW
1.3
NNW
1
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.7
NNW
0.6
NNW
0.6
NNW
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
NNW
0.5
NNW
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
Period(s) (?)888899999998888877769999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)100610641186117489895453437425416910873535029292825252313131312
Wind
(km/h)
55
NNW
45
NNW
45
NNW
40
WNW
40
NW
60
W
60
SW
55
WSW
50
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:03AM
1.97
12:32PM
2.00
12:48AM
1.93
1:18PM
1.97
1:35AM
1.89
2:07PM
1.95
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:02AM
0.67
6:40PM
0.77
6:47AM
0.71
7:32PM
0.80
7:38AM
0.76
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Sunrise---6:18-------6:18-------6:16----
Sunset-------7:45-------7:45-------7:46
cloud
cloud
mod rain
thunderstorm
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
--72-111----------------
Temp. °C181818181817131314141414141616151514141414141515
Feels °C (?)911121312710244569881010101112121412
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