Surf Forecast Surf Report

Middleton Bay surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 17 May 2025 NZST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
18.1° C
(Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Middleton Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Middleton Bay at 6PM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 21s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 17). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 May)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Afternoon (17 May)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (17 May)4.5ft (1.4m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.8
WSW
4
NW
4
NW
2.1
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.1
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.9
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.2
WSW
2.1
WSW
2.1
WSW
1.7
WSW
2.1
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.8
WSW
2
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.3
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.7
WSW
Period(s) (?)13131313131918189917161616161515151515151515141414141414141414141414131313131313131212121314141414131388888141415
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)5818758757726491100205320472334242024032182210218111766408232432890241421772007195312081874104210287717006171195131415161314129512401077104510777846406305385134665136308227997776905815726707689338876387109611158
Wind
(km/h)
20
NW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
N
40
N
45
N
50
NNW
50
NNW
50
NNW
30
NW
25
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
30
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SSW
30
WSW
30
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSE
30
SE
25
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
5
SE
10
WSW
15
W
20
WNW
25
W
30
WSW
25
SW
15
WSW
15
S
15
SSW
5
WSW
5
SW
20
WSW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
W
30
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
20
SSW
20
SSE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossonononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:25PM
2.81
12:46AM
2.93
1:14PM
2.71
1:38AM
2.82
2:13PM
2.62
2:37AM
2.76
3:15PM
2.59
3:40AM
2.76
4:16PM
2.62
4:41AM
2.82
5:18PM
2.71
5:40AM
2.92
6:21PM
2.86
6:39AM
3.05
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:21AM
0.81
6:39PM
0.77
7:10AM
0.90
7:26PM
0.87
8:04AM
0.95
8:23PM
0.93
9:03AM
0.93
9:25PM
0.93
10:03AM
0.85
10:28PM
0.86
11:04AM
0.72
11:31PM
0.74
12:06PM
0.55
12:34AM
0.58
1:06PM
0.37
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunrise7:22-------7:22-------7:24-------7:24-------7:26-------7:26-------7:28-------7:28---
Sunset--5:17-------5:17-------5:16-------5:15-------5:15-------5:15-------5:14-------5:13-
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161616161617171817171615141414141413121211121213131515141211111010121314151515141414141314151515151515141515151515151514
Feels °C (?)13111111101091091312976779778789679109657571011101110981111111213111010998899999121211
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