Mukerau Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.18° S 173.13° E

Mukerau Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mukerau Beach sea temperature is
14.9° C
0.1° 

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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Mukerau Beach at 3AM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Afternoon (21 Aug)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (21 Aug)5ft (1.6m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
21
Saturday
22
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)
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
15
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1527
1285
1190
1086
999
839
878
1248
1011
899
802
632
565
499
410
352
250
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
E
5
E
5
E
0
ENE
5
W
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
W
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:05AM2.71m
3:44PM2.69m
4:24AM2.61m
5:15PM2.68m
Low Tide
8:59PM1.27m
9:20AM1.22m
10:08PM1.40m
10:38AM1.33m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:00
 mm
Temp °C
11
11
11
11
11
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
12
Feels °C
8
9
9
10
10
11
10
11
11
10
10
10
10
9
9
10
8
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