Mukerau Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.18° S 173.13° E

Mukerau Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mukerau Beach sea temperature is
15.1° C
0.0° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Mukerau Beach at 5PM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.5m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)13ft (4.0m)15s
Afternoon (17 Aug)11ft (3.5m)15s
Evening (17 Aug)10ft (3.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Mon morning, light winds from the SSE by Wed night).

Mon
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
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)
4
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.4
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6356
6134
5387
4271
4027
3563
3515
3094
3067
2822
2357
2310
2241
2318
2213
1928
1801
1626
1572
3710
3353
Wind (km/h)
35
SSE
35
S
35
S
30
S
25
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
10
SE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:26PM3.37m
00:42AM3.35m
1:04PM3.19m
1:20AM3.12m
1:45PM3.01m
Low Tide
6:24AM0.45m
6:38PM0.62m
7:03AM0.63m
7:20PM0.85m
7:42AM0.83m
8:05PM1.07m
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:05
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:57
5:57
5:58
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
11
12
12
11
12
13
12
13
13
14
13
12
11
12
12
12
13
12
12
11
11
Feels °C
4
4
4
4
6
7
7
7
7
9
8
7
7
8
8
8
8
7
7
7
8
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