Medlands Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.27° S 175.49° E

Medlands Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Medlands Beach sea temperature is
16.4°C
0.1° 

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 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Medlands Beach at 12PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (03 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (03 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Fri
6
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NNE
6
1.1
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
6
1.2
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.4
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.5
NE
8
1.8
NE
7
1.8
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.5
NE
8
1.5
NE
8
1.5
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.3
NE
7
1
NE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
85
94
122
109
138
142
159
168
193
204
229
244
318
318
277
248
255
255
229
223
200
176
113
103
112
91
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
25
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
E
25
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
10
ESE
20
SE
15
ESE
5
ESE
10
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:24AM2.11m
2:55PM2.19m
3:25AM2.08m
3:56PM2.18m
4:28AM2.08m
4:55PM2.18m
5:30AM2.11m
Low Tide
8:26AM0.58m
9:11PM0.62m
9:31AM0.63m
10:10PM0.62m
10:33AM0.65m
11:06PM0.60m
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Temp °C
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
18
18
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18
18
Feels °C
13
13
14
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13
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14
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13
12
13
14
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16
14
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18
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