Surf Forecasts:
Mitchell's Bay surf forecast from 5 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 11 Jun, 12PM (local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period, SSE swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 8 Jun, 6PM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 16s period, S swell with 755 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 11 Jun, 12PM (local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with SSE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Mitchell's Bay this week:
The surf forecast for Mitchell's Bay over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jun 11) at 12PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.3m and 16s period. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Mitchell's Bay in the next 16 days are 1.2m 16s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Jun 08) at 6PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 3.5m 15s period and expected on Monday (Jun 08) at 3PM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 12PM (Thu 11th Jun) | 1ft (0.3m) 16s |
| Best Surf | 12PM (Thu 11th Jun) | 1ft (0.3m) 16s |
| Most Powerful | 6PM (Mon 8th Jun) | 4ft (1.2m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Mitchell's Bay over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, strong winds from the WNW by Sun night). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 5 | Saturday 6 | Sunday 7 | Monday 8 | Tuesday 9 | Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 23 | SSE 20 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 18 | SSE 17 | S 12 | S 14 | SSW 13 | W 14 | SW 13 | S 18 | S 17 |
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 kJ | 58 | 0 | 27 | 24 | 6 | 11 | 128 | 504 | 395 | 6 | 612 | 5 | 24 | 221 | 3 | 103 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 25 | 24 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:38PM2.10m | 4:53AM2.05m | 5:23PM2.07m | 5:43AM2.05m | 6:13PM2.07m | 6:38AM2.07m | 7:08PM2.09m | 7:35AM2.13m | 8:06PM2.14m | 8:32AM2.21m | 9:02PM2.22m | 9:29AM2.30m | 9:57PM2.31m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 10:35AM0.68m | 10:54PM0.76m | 11:22AM0.69m | 11:42PM0.77m | 12:13PM0.70m | 00:34AM0.77m | 1:06PM0.69m | 1:29AM0.76m | 2:00PM0.67m | 2:27AM0.72m | 2:56PM0.65m | 3:25AM0.65m | 3:53PM0.61m | ||||||||
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 | 8:22 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | 8:25 | — | — | 8:26 | — | — | 8:26 | — | — | 8:26 | — | — |
 | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 10 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | W 7 | ESE 8 | S 11 | — | E 11 | SSW 13 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 18 | S 17 | S 12 | — | S 11 | W 14 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | W 14 |
| kJ | 58 | 26 | 12 | 9 | — | 2 | 60 | 504 | 395 | 6 | 612 | 5 | 24 | 6 | 3 | — | 2 | 1645 | 2167 | 1533 | 1078 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WSW 12 | S 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 16 | SSE 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 17 | — | S 14 | — | WSW 17 | — | S 18 | S 17 |
| kJ | 15 | 29 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 128 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 221 | — | 103 | — | 917 | — | 25 | 24 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | N 3 | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 23 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | — | SW 13 | S 14 | SE 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 27 | 24 | 6 | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | 7 | 16 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | — | W 6 | W 10 | W 9 | WSW 9 | W 19 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 15 | WSW 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | — | — | NNW 3 | N 3 |
| kJ | 3 | — | 194 | 936 | 490 | 803 | 6017 | 5653 | 5074 | 4963 | 4797 | 4819 | 3872 | 4178 | 2987 | 2308 | 2006 | — | — | 1 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 11 | 113 | 54 | 123 | 490 | 130 | 172 | 178 | 178 | 260 | 54 | 54 | 217 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 11 | 24 | 11 | 24 |
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