Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.79° S 174.78° E

Milford Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Milford Beach sea temperature is
17.0°C
1.0° 

Milford 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 Milford Beach today (06 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Nov, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Milford Beach at 6AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Nov)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (06 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (06 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Mon
9
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
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NNE
7
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.6
N
7
0.7
N
4
0.6
N
4
0.7
NNE
4
0.6
N
5
0.7
N
4
0.6
N
6
0.9
NNE
4
0.7
NNE
6
0.8
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
NNE
6
0.2
N
14
0.5
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
30
9
9
11
36
13
10
15
15
18
25
27
43
56
45
48
37
37
36
24
24
24
24
22
23
16
24
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
N
10
NE
15
NE
20
NW
10
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
N
5
N
5
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:38AM2.96m
5:57PM3.09m
6:34AM3.03m
6:47PM3.10m
7:25AM3.09m
7:34PM3.08m
Low Tide
11:14PM0.70m
11:38AM0.77m
00:05AM0.66m
12:30PM0.74m
00:52AM0.64m
1:18PM0.71m
1:37AM0.63m
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7:58
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8:00
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8:00
 mm
4
1
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8
10
1
1
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2
1
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Temp °C
17
17
17
20
21
19
17
18
18
17
17
18
19
19
18
16
15
14
14
18
21
20
20
17
17
16
16
Feels °C
18
18
18
20
20
18
17
18
18
16
16
16
18
19
17
15
14
14
14
17
20
18
19
17
17
16
15
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