Mukerau Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.18° S 173.13° E

Mukerau Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mukerau Beach sea temperature is
15.0° 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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Mukerau Beach at 1PM is: 4.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)10ft (3.0m)16s
Afternoon (16 Aug)13ft (4.0m)16s
Evening (16 Aug)15ft (4.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
7
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SW
16
4
SW
17
3
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
4.5
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7239
9701
5408
8640
8177
7974
8454
6586
6432
6125
5965
5747
5006
4279
4027
3390
3344
2936
2747
2534
2238
2243
2168
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
35
S
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
S
35
S
35
S
35
S
25
S
25
SSW
25
SW
15
SSW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
11:48AM3.52m
00:05AM3.56m
12:26PM3.37m
00:42AM3.35m
1:04PM3.19m
Low Tide
5:45AM0.31m
5:58PM0.42m
6:24AM0.45m
6:38PM0.62m
7:03AM0.63m
7:20PM0.85m
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:05
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:55
5:57
5:57
 mm
1
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
13
13
11
12
11
11
10
9
10
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
12
11
Feels °C
8
9
6
6
5
7
6
4
3
1
2
3
3
4
5
6
6
8
8
8
8
7
7
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