Mapere Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 38.79° S 177.93° E

Mapere Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mapere Beach sea temperature is
12.7° C
1.6° 

Mapere 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 Mapere Beach today (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mapere Beach at 8PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Afternoon (23 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (23 Jul)1ft (0.3m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 7°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Fri night, fresh winds from the SW by Sat night).

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
12
0.5
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.2
ESE
11
0.4
E
8
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.8
E
12
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
1.4
S
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
86
85
56
53
24
23
21
20
19
12
21
49
55
82
116
125
169
125
123
119
176
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
15
N
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
20
W
25
W
35
WSW
40
SW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:06PM1.38m
1:22AM1.35m
1:54PM1.36m
2:11AM1.31m
2:43PM1.35m
Low Tide
6:49AM0.23m
7:13PM0.32m
7:35AM0.28m
8:03PM0.36m
8:22AM0.31m
8:52PM0.38m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:16
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:12
5:12
 mm
1
5
Temp °C
7
11
14
11
9
8
9
9
10
15
15
13
13
14
13
12
11
13
13
9
8
Feels °C
3
7
11
7
5
4
5
6
7
10
10
9
9
10
9
10
7
8
7
1
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