Mukerau Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.18° S 173.13° E

Mukerau Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mukerau Beach sea temperature is
14.8°C
0.2° 

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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 10s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Mukerau Beach at 7PM is: 2.2m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.9m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)19s
Afternoon (23 Aug)3ft (0.9m)17s
Evening (23 Aug)8ft (2.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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)
0
0
0
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
19
1.6
W
7
0.9
SW
17
2.2
WSW
10
2.4
WSW
10
2.4
WSW
11
3
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
16
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
3.5
SW
14
3.5
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
183
239
422
904
1215
1238
3466
5403
6678
8220
8380
7844
6979
6411
6178
4883
5089
4351
4027
3943
3624
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
25
NW
25
WNW
20
W
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
S
5
SSE
5
S
5
SSW
5
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:27PM2.78m
6:50AM2.74m
7:19PM2.95m
7:42AM2.90m
8:02PM3.13m
Low Tide
12:05PM1.29m
00:48AM1.27m
1:08PM1.13m
1:38AM1.09m
1:56PM0.94m
cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:58
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:01
6:02
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
14
15
16
15
14
13
12
13
13
14
14
13
13
12
12
12
12
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
10
11
12
12
12
10
9
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
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