Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.05° S 174.03° E

Mikotai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mikotai sea temperature is
14.8°C
0.1° 

Mikotai surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Mikotai today (04 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Mikotai at 5AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 04). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Afternoon (04 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)15s
Evening (04 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Sat
7
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)
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
9
0.7
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
16
1
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.5
SW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
106
113
107
288
273
443
501
487
453
434
427
357
351
346
277
233
230
184
144
125
91
88
63
48
48
55
56
Wind (km/h)
10
E
15
ESE
10
E
15
ENE
10
NNE
0
NNW
5
N
5
NE
10
E
10
E
10
E
15
NE
10
NE
10
N
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:24AM2.83m
6:59PM3.00m
7:30AM2.90m
7:56PM3.07m
8:27AM3.01m
8:46PM3.13m
Low Tide
00:11AM0.93m
12:39PM0.96m
1:18AM0.83m
1:44PM0.84m
2:14AM0.69m
2:38PM0.71m
3:01AM0.56m
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Temp °C
15
15
15
17
18
19
18
16
16
15
15
16
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
16
16
15
15
Feels °C
13
13
13
15
17
19
17
16
15
14
14
15
16
17
16
15
15
14
14
13
15
16
16
14
15
13
14
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