Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.18° S 173.13° E

Mukerau Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mukerau Beach sea temperature is
16.4°C
0.8° 

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 (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Mukerau Beach at 4AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)12s
Afternoon (17 Oct)6ft (1.8m)11s
Evening (17 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
13
3
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.2
SW
11
2
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.7
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.3
SW
10
1.1
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.9
SSW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
1.9
SW
16
2
SW
15
2
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2954
2256
1713
1214
969
866
765
396
344
367
565
666
851
812
1039
933
836
747
683
614
614
1922
1788
1741
Wind (km/h)
30
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
25
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
1:58AM2.89m
2:22PM2.96m
2:55AM2.73m
3:22PM2.80m
4:05AM2.61m
4:35PM2.71m
Low Tide
8:13AM1.02m
8:49PM1.20m
9:05AM1.19m
9:50PM1.30m
10:10AM1.28m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
12
11
11
12
14
13
13
13
12
12
13
13
14
14
13
13
12
12
12
13
15
14
13
13
Feels °C
5
6
6
5
7
6
7
8
8
8
9
9
10
9
9
10
10
9
9
10
12
10
9
10
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