Middleton Bay Surf Forecast

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Middleton Bay surfForecast / Taranaki / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 09 Aug 2025 NZST

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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 14.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Middleton Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Middleton Bay at 1AM is: 2.4m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (10 Aug)	7ft (2.1m)	15s
Afternoon (10 Aug)	6ft (1.9m)	15s
Evening (10 Aug)	5.5ft (1.7m)	14s

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

Hourly 12 Days

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		Sunday 10								Monday 11								Tuesday 12
	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	2	0	0	2	2	2	2	2	1	0	1
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	WSW	SW	WSW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW
Period(s) (?)	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	16	16	15	15
Wave Graph (?)
Energy (?)	4029	3721	3105	2658	2428	2130	2008	1871	1788	1521	1287	1036	975	799	717	655	606	574	660	636	842	909	830	874
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SE	SE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SE
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		9:57PM 3.32				10:19AM 3.21				10:34PM 3.44				10:57AM 3.29				11:12PM 3.50				11:35AM 3.32
Low Tide / height (m)				4:10AM 0.36				4:27PM 0.25				4:49AM 0.25				5:05PM 0.18				5:29AM 0.20				5:44PM 0.19

		Sunday 10								Monday 11								Tuesday 12
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	7:18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:16	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:40	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:42	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	5:43	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	9	9	9	9	9	10	10	10	9	9	8	8	9	10	10	10	9	9	8	8	8	10	11	10
Feels °C (?)	2	0	1	0	-1	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	4	4	4

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Taranaki

Wind Update Still cross-shore at Middleton Bay (moderate winds from the SE at Tumahu wx 19 km from Middleton Bay). 2.6m 15s groundswell from the WSW with a 1.8m 8s swell from the SSE. 2 swells combining so expect closeout sets.
2 hours 41 minutes ago Middleton Bay

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19 km away, 2 h 41 min ago

24 km/h

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14.4

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