Mitchell's Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.38° S 168.03° E

Mitchell's Bay WaveFinder

Issued: 12 am 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Mitchell's Bay sea temperature is
12.7°C
2.3° 

Mitchell's Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


Mitchell's Bay surf forecast from 19 Oct 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Sunday 25 Oct, 10AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 16s period, SSE swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Friday 23 Oct, 1PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 17s period, SSE swell with 100 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Sunday 25 Oct, 10AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 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 Sunday (Oct 25) at 10AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.4m and 16s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Mitchell's Bay in the next 16 days are 0.4m 17s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Oct 23) at 1PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.5m 15s period and expected on Tuesday (Oct 20) at 4PM.

Wave TypeTime (NZDT) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)10AM (Sun 25th Oct)1.5ft (0.4m) 16s
Best Surf10AM (Sun 25th Oct)1.5ft (0.4m) 16s
Most Powerful 1PM (Fri 23rd Oct)1.5ft (0.4m) 17s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Mitchell's Bay over the next 16 days.


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