Mukerau Beach surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 16 Jan 2026 NZDT
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Mukerau Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Mukerau Beach sea temperature is
21.2° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Mukerau Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Mukerau Beach at 8AM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)14s
Afternoon (16 Jan)7ft (2.2m)14s
Evening (16 Jan)6ft (1.8m)14s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
3
3
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SW
1.5
SW
1.6
SW
2
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.3
SW
2.3
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
2
SW
2
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.5
SSE
Period(s) (?)15151414141414141413131313131312121212121211119
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)63192410921602171218121996191210368468341326130611099901009933822723711644497445357
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
10
ESE
5
SE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
30
ESE
35
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:32PM
2.89
9:00AM
3.09
9:19PM
3.02
9:39AM
3.24
10:00PM
3.16
10:17AM
3.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:48AM
0.99
3:13PM
1.02
3:31AM
0.87
3:52PM
0.89
4:09AM
0.75
4:29PM
0.78
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise---6:28-------6:30-------6:31----
Sunset-------8:44-------8:44-------8:43
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
1------------------23721
Temp. °C202019192122212018181717202222212019191919191819
Feels °C (?)202120202120191817181616192121202120191919181414
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