Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mukerau Beach today (28 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Mukerau Beach at 2AM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Mukerau Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
1326 | 1137 | 1053 | 905 | 911 | 899 | 813 | 639 | 526 | 511 | 495 | 553 | 663 | 710 | 437 | 287 | 476 | 205 | 570 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | off | off | off |
High Tide | 9:16PM3.47m | 9:37AM3.38m | 9:49PM3.60m | 10:11AM3.49m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:10PM0.56m | 3:29AM0.52m | 3:44PM0.42m | 4:03AM0.39m | 4:17PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 10 | SW 12 |
1326 | 1137 | 1053 | 905 | 911 | 899 | 813 | 639 | 526 | 511 | 495 | 553 | 663 | 710 | 437 | 287 | 476 | 176 | 570 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 17 | NW 5 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NW 6 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | NNW 5 | WNW 8 | NNW 5 | NW 8 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 20 |
— | 147 | 25 | 66 | 65 | 56 | 23 | 54 | 54 | 54 | 44 | 24 | 37 | 93 | 170 | 202 | 209 | 205 | 315 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 16 | — | — | SW 15 | — | W 11 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 22 | W 8 | WSW 11 | NW 8 | NNW 8 | NW 8 | SW 13 | NW 7 |
— | — | 25 | — | — | 181 | — | 9 | 18 | 16 | 25 | 49 | 34 | 24 | 71 | 39 | 30 | 132 | 13 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 5 | NE 3 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NE 4 | NNW 5 | — | — | — | SE 3 | S 4 | S 5 | S 5 |
— | 22 | 1 | 34 | 46 | 51 | 54 | 67 | 74 | 80 | 4 | 45 | — | — | — | 3 | 9 | 51 | 63 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 81 | 16 | 16 | 81 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 568 | 566 | 559 | 81 | 7 | 59 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 37 |
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