Mikotai Surf Break

Lat Long: 39.05° S 174.03° E

Mikotai 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mikotai sea temperature is
14.3° C
0.7° 

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 (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Mikotai at 8AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Afternoon (05 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Evening (05 Aug)4ft (1.2m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri night, min 5°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
14
1.4
SW
11
1.4
SW
11
1.2
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
13
0.7
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.5
W
11
0.9
WNW
11
1.2
WNW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
569
458
423
300
630
486
444
341
314
209
180
140
170
149
109
96
71
71
71
52
58
194
306
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
5
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
5
SE
5
SE
5
NNW
10
W
10
SW
10
S
5
SE
5
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
1:30AM3.26m
1:58PM3.08m
2:17AM3.11m
2:50PM2.96m
3:15AM2.97m
3:58PM2.87m
Low Tide
7:54AM0.70m
8:16PM0.88m
8:41AM0.83m
9:12PM1.02m
9:38AM0.97m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:37
5:37
 mm
Temp °C
6
6
7
9
10
8
7
6
6
6
7
9
10
9
8
7
6
5
6
8
10
11
11
Feels °C
2
2
3
6
7
4
3
3
3
3
4
6
6
5
5
5
3
2
4
6
7
8
7
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