Mitchell's Bay surf break

Mitchell's Bay surfForecast / Southland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 21 Mar 2026 NZDT
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Mitchell's Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Mitchell's Bay sea temperature is
14.6° C
(Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Mitchell's Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Mitchell's Bay at 11PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 21). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.6m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Mar)--
Afternoon (21 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)16s
Evening (21 Mar)0.5ft (0.2m)16s

Table - waves today at Mitchell's Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
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
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.3
SSE
1.4
WSW
0.1
S
1.4
WSW
0.2
S
0.1
S
0.1
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.2
S
0.1
S
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
1.1
W
0.1
SW
1.2
W
Period(s) (?)161610141413121315141514161112161610131313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2020800030040174591220202000060
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WNW
5
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
W
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
N
0
N
15
SW
10
SW
5
WNW
10
N
5
NNW
5
N
5
N
0
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglassglasscross-
off
glasscrosscrossglasscross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:52PM
2.57
4:14AM
2.51
4:41PM
2.52
5:02AM
2.44
5:36PM
2.43
5:58AM
2.33
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:16PM
0.31
10:37AM
0.31
11:05PM
0.41
11:29AM
0.38
11:59PM
0.52
12:26PM
0.47
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise------7:50-------7:52-------7:54-
Sunset-7:59-------7:57-------7:54------
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C171514131313141413131212121111151714141313121216
Feels °C (?)141212121111111210111011121010141412141112111115
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