Mukerau Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.18° S 173.13° E

Issued: 5 pm 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Mukerau Beach sea temperature is

15.4° C

Mukerau Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Mukerau Beach today (16 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Mukerau Beach at 1AM is: 3.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	16s
Afternoon (16 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	16s
Evening (16 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 15			Thursday 16								Friday 17								Sat 18
	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	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM
Rating (10 max)	3	5	3	3	3	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15
Wave Graph
kJ	5469	6226	5623	4981	4526	4350	4004	3832	3622	3369	3051	2620	2390	2233	2268	2593	3314	4471	4772	4739	4676	4676	4410	3919
Wind (km/h)	NW	NNW	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	W	WSW	SSW	S	SW	S	S	S	SSW	S	S	SSE	SSE	S	SSW	SSW	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				10:23PM3.89m				10:47AM3.65m				11:10PM3.87m				11:33AM3.60m				11:55PM3.76m
Low Tide		4:10PM0.27m				4:38AM0.29m				4:57PM0.26m				5:26AM0.31m				5:43PM0.33m					6:13AM0.40m


	—	—	—	—	—	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—
	5:32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:34	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:35
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	14	14	13	14	14	14	16	16	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Feels °C	13	14	13	12	13	13	14	16	15	15	15	14	13	13	12	11	11	11	11	12	12	11	11	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15
kJ	5469	6226	5623	4981	4526	4350	4004	3832	3622	3369	3051	2620	2390	2233	2268	2593	3314	4471	4772	4739	4676	4676	4410	3919
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 24
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	56
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Scott Point Northland	Mukerau Beach Northland	The Box Northland	The Box Northland	The Box Northland	The Box Northland	Mukerau Beach Northland	Tapotupoto Bay Northland	Mukerau Beach Northland	Mukerau Beach Northland	Mukerau Beach Northland	Mukerau Beach Northland	Mukerau Beach Northland	Mukerau Beach Northland	Mukerau Beach Northland	Mukerau Beach Northland	Mukerau Beach Northland	Mukerau Beach Northland	Mukerau Beach Northland	Mukerau Beach Northland	Mukerau Beach Northland	Mukerau Beach Northland	Mukerau Beach Northland	Mukerau Beach Northland
Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	5	5	5	4	1	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	81	0	7	7	7	7	0	91	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Scott Point	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Box	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Pareparea Bay	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks
Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	5	5	5	4	1	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Middleton Bay Taranaki	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Paritutu and Ngamotu Beach Taranaki	The Box Northland	The Box Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	White Rock - The Spit Wairarapa
Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	5	5	5	4	2	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	5	4	8	4	5	8	4	4	7
Header Global	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Balnarring Point Australia	Shipstern Bluff Australia	Cape St Martin South Africa	Hell South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Cannibal Bay New Zealand	Catlins River Mouth New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	9	5	5	5	5	5	8	5	5	5	6	6	6	8	5	6	8	5	5	7

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