Mukerau Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.18° S 173.13° E

Mukerau Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mukerau Beach sea temperature is
15.1°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 (21 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Mukerau Beach at 9AM is: 5.0m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 8.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)16ft (5.0m)17s
Afternoon (21 Sep)15ft (4.5m)16s
Evening (21 Sep)13ft (4.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the S by Tue afternoon).

Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
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)
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8
6
5
5
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
5.5
SW
16
5.5
SW
16
5
SW
17
5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
3.5
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13887
14954
14891
12774
11110
9245
7588
5816
4422
3594
3067
2521
2238
1226
1044
1299
7299
7293
7110
6537
7043
8427
9959
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
20
W
15
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
SW
30
S
30
SSW
30
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
5:02AM2.57m
5:42PM2.72m
6:11AM2.67m
6:40PM2.87m
7:06AM2.83m
7:26PM3.06m
Low Tide
11:19AM1.32m
00:07AM1.27m
12:29PM1.15m
1:03AM1.05m
1:20PM0.92m
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:22
6:22
6:23
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
13
14
13
13
12
12
13
13
14
15
15
13
13
13
13
13
14
13
13
12
13
Feels °C
9
9
10
10
9
10
9
9
9
10
11
12
12
6
6
6
6
7
9
7
7
6
6
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