Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.18° S 173.13° E

Mukerau Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mukerau Beach sea temperature is
16.3°C
0.7° 

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 (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Mukerau Beach at 4PM is: 4.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)16ft (5.0m)13s
Afternoon (16 Oct)15ft (4.5m)13s
Evening (16 Oct)11ft (3.5m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Fri night, light winds from the S by Sun night).

Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5
WSW
13
4.5
WSW
13
4.5
SW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
12
2.4
SW
12
2.2
SW
11
2
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.8
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.3
SW
10
1.1
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9191
7834
6763
4660
3556
2845
2256
1627
1214
969
866
826
396
344
355
584
799
932
812
773
933
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
30
S
35
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
25
S
20
S
15
S
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
1:35PM3.13m
1:58AM2.89m
2:22PM2.96m
2:55AM2.73m
3:22PM2.80m
Low Tide
7:31AM0.84m
7:58PM1.05m
8:13AM1.02m
8:49PM1.20m
9:05AM1.19m
9:50PM1.30m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
15
14
14
13
13
12
11
11
12
13
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
8
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
4
6
8
7
8
9
9
9
9
10
9
9
10
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