Milford Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Auckland, New Zealand)

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Milford Beach Surf Guide

Milford Beach in Auckland East Coast is a sheltered beach and reef break that only works once in a while. Spring and Summer provide the best conditions. The best wind direction is from the west. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the ideal swell angle is from the northeast. The beach break provides left and right handers and there are also left and right hand reef breaks on offer.. Best around high tide. When the surf is up, it can get quite busy in the water. Beware of rocks, locals and pollution.

Milford Beach Spot Info

Type:	Rating:
Beach and reef	3.7
Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
inconsistent	21.8°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Milford Beach:

The best conditions reported for surf at Milford Beach occur when a Northeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the West.

Surf Forecasts:

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What's the best time of year to surf Milford Beach (for consistent clean waves)?

julyBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Milford Beach with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of July. Clean surfable waves are typically found 1% of the time in July while 6% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 93% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

93%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Milford Beach Location Map

Interactive Milford Beach surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Milford Beach is Auckland International Airport (AKL) in New Zealand, 24 km (15 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Milford Beach is Whangarei Airport (WRE), also in New Zealand, 120 km (75 miles) away.

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Milford Beach Surf Forecasts:

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7 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Sunday, 7 March 2021, 13:14 Local Time

m, °C	Sunday 07
ft, °F	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM
Wave (m)	N	N	N	N
Period (s)	10	10	10	10
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	off	off	off	cross- off

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Tides at Milford Beach

Current tide and informaton

For Auckland, New Zealand, 7.0 km from Milford Beach.

Next High Water: 03:00pm | 3.03m

Next Low Water: 09:08pm | 0.69m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Milford Beach Sea Temperature

Sunny with pleasantly warm air temperatures (feeling like 21.0 °C once we account for wind), and similar sea temperatures (21.8 °C). Wear boardshorts or a shorty, or better still a thin summer wetsuit to keep the UV off.

Today, many surfers would wear a shorty.

Current Temp*: 21.8°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite