Mukerau Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.18° S 173.13° E

Mukerau Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mukerau Beach sea temperature is
15.0°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 (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Mukerau Beach at 8AM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)5ft (1.6m)16s
Afternoon (17 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)15s
Evening (17 Sep)7ft (2.1m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.

Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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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)
0
0
0
0
0
3
2
1
2
4
5
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3
3
2
3
2
3
3
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
SW
16
1.8
SW
15
2
SW
15
1.9
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
12
5
SW
11
5.5
SW
11
6.5
SW
11
6
SW
11
5
SW
11
4.5
SW
11
2.5
SW
16
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
4.5
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
529
787
1164
1436
1718
1484
1641
2073
3736
3978
6687
7686
10829
9076
5677
4126
2932
3729
3760
7870
7495
7941
8056
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
NNE
25
N
25
N
25
N
10
NW
15
N
20
N
15
NNE
5
ENE
20
SW
35
WSW
35
SSW
40
SSW
35
SSW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
30
W
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
00:42AM3.09m
1:05PM3.06m
1:26AM2.88m
1:53PM2.87m
2:25AM2.69m
2:58PM2.71m
Low Tide
7:02AM0.82m
7:28PM1.06m
7:45AM1.04m
8:20PM1.25m
8:38AM1.23m
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6:24
6:22
6:22
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6:19
6:20
6:21
 mm
1
1
10
5
1
2
1
4
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
15
17
16
13
13
12
12
11
13
12
14
12
13
13
13
13
14
15
14
14
15
Feels °C
10
10
10
13
12
12
11
8
10
10
10
5
8
4
6
7
6
6
9
11
9
9
10
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