Middleton Bay surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 21 Mar 2026 NZDT
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Middleton Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Middleton Bay sea temperature is
18.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Middleton Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Middleton Bay at 12AM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Mar)--
Afternoon (22 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (22 Mar)4ft (1.2m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
2
1
1
1
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
SW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
WSW
1.1
SW
1.2
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
Period(s) (?)121212131313141313131314131313141413131414141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)341397410471411555607590509458472501472299394463621388472721721731617465
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SSE
10
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
5
E
5
WNW
5
SW
10
SSE
10
ESE
5
ENE
10
N
15
NNE
15
N
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
glassonononcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglassglassoncrosscross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:24AM
3.39
12:40PM
3.38
1:06AM
3.30
1:24PM
3.21
1:52AM
3.14
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:18PM
0.06
6:37AM
0.18
7:01PM
0.19
7:23AM
0.35
7:46PM
0.39
8:14AM
0.58
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise------7:28-------7:28-------7:30-
Sunset-7:36-------7:34-------7:32------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161615151414151617161515161617181817181918171717
Feels °C (?)111212121212141516151514141517181917181918161615
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