Mukerau Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.18° S 173.13° E

Mukerau Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 16 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 1AM is: 5.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 4.0m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 11.

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 7mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Mon morning, light winds from the S by Tue night).

Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
5
!
!
4
3
3
4
3
4
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
5.5
SSW
14
5.5
SSW
12
4
SW
15
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
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8483
7974
7127
12079
8724
6411
6356
5672
4940
4469
4027
3563
3344
3810
3240
2982
2379
2200
2241
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
40
S
35
S
35
S
30
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
15
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
00:05AM3.56m
12:26PM3.37m
00:42AM3.35m
1:04PM3.19m
Low Tide
5:58PM0.42m
6:24AM0.45m
6:38PM0.62m
7:03AM0.63m
7:20PM0.85m
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:55
5:57
5:57
 mm
2
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
11
11
10
10
10
11
11
12
12
13
12
13
13
14
13
12
11
Feels °C
6
7
6
4
3
3
2
3
3
5
6
7
7
7
9
9
8
7
7
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