Mukerau Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 16 Jan 2026 NZDT
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Mukerau Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Mukerau Beach sea temperature is
21.2° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Mukerau Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Mukerau Beach at 8PM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)14s
Afternoon (16 Jan)7ft (2.2m)14s
Evening (16 Jan)6ft (1.9m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
SW
2.2
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
2
SW
2
SW
1.8
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.4
SSE
1.6
SSE
Period(s) (?)1414141414131313131313121212121212111111111199
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)17121929199619121036100690513261306110911671118993805792711644544437363278283268424
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
10
ESE
5
ESE
15
ESE
25
E
30
E
30
E
30
ESE
30
E
25
ESE
30
E
30
ESE
30
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:00AM
3.09
9:19PM
3.02
9:39AM
3.24
10:00PM
3.16
10:17AM
3.38
10:38PM
3.28
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:13PM
1.02
3:31AM
0.87
3:52PM
0.89
4:09AM
0.75
4:29PM
0.78
4:46AM
0.64
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise-------6:30-------6:31-------6:31
Sunset---8:44-------8:44-------8:43----
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
--------------------2311
Temp. °C212221201818181820212221201919191919201917171717
Feels °C (?)202019191718171719202120212019161515161514131313
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