Mukerau Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.18° S 173.13° E

Mukerau Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mukerau Beach sea temperature is
14.8° C
0.4° 

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


How big are the waves at Mukerau Beach today (12 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Mukerau Beach at 4PM is: 1.1m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)3ft (0.9m)18s
Afternoon (12 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)17s
Evening (12 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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)
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
3
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
18
1
SW
17
1.1
SW
17
0.9
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
1.6
W
13
1.6
W
12
1.5
SW
17
1.6
SW
17
1.6
SW
16
1.8
SW
17
2.1
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
1.6
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
516
582
640
437
560
553
539
429
358
848
711
1312
1502
1398
1691
2347
2234
2320
2349
2357
1062
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
ENE
0
NNE
0
NW
5
N
5
NNW
5
NW
5
W
5
SW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
0
N
5
N
10
N
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
E
10
SE
10
SE
Wind State
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
glassy
cross
cross
cross
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:58AM3.50m
9:22PM3.79m
9:45AM3.62m
10:06PM3.87m
10:28AM3.67m
Low Tide
3:10PM0.36m
3:35AM0.31m
3:55PM0.23m
4:20AM0.22m
4:38PM0.20m
light rain
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:11
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:53
5:53
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
16
18
16
15
14
14
14
14
16
16
14
14
14
13
13
13
15
15
14
13
Feels °C
13
16
19
17
16
14
15
14
14
16
15
13
14
13
12
11
11
13
14
12
11
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