Mussel Rock surfForecast / Auckland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Thursday 23 Apr 2026 NZST
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Mussel Rock surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Mussel Rock sea temperature is
18.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Mussel Rock today?

The current surf forecast for Mussel Rock at 11AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 23). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (23 Apr)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (23 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)18s

Table - waves today at Mussel Rock. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SSW
8
1.6
SSW
8
1.4
S
8
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.5
SW
18
0.7
WSW
18
0.7
WSW
18
0.7
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
16
1
WSW
16
1
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
15
0.8
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1
SW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
18
0.8
WSW
17
1
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
424
310
233
140
114
155
273
270
234
326
525
512
279
268
431
425
395
323
222
404
381
539
957
924
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
S
10
SSE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
E
5
ESE
5
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
5
ENE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
1:31AM2.64m
2:01PM2.37m
2:38AM2.49m
3:15PM2.23m
3:55AM2.40m
4:37PM2.20m
Low Tide
7:58AM0.47m
8:21PM0.52m
9:08AM0.59m
9:32PM0.64m
10:23AM0.63m
10:47PM0.66m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:54
6:54
6:56
6:56
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5:45
5:45
5:44
5:42
1
2
2
Temp °C
11
10
11
13
14
14
13
11
11
11
11
12
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
16
16
15
14
14
6
5
6
8
10
11
10
8
7
8
8
9
11
11
11
12
12
13
12
15
14
13
12
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SSW
8
1.6
SSW
8
1.4
S
8
1.1
SSW
7
1
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
7
0.9
SSW
7
0.7
SSW
7
0.7
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
16
1
WSW
16
1
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
15
0.8
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1
SW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
1
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
15
Energy kJ
424
310
233
140
105
79
62
45
234
326
525
512
279
268
431
425
395
323
222
249
249
539
957
924
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
14
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.7
WSW
18
0.7
WSW
18
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.3
SW
7
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
4
0.2
WSW
21
0.4
SSW
5
0.5
WSW
19
0.8
WSW
18
0.8
WSW
17
0.8
WSW
13
0.4
SSW
6
Energy kJ
162
129
127
116
114
114
273
270
114
113
8
93
94
16
10
42
9
205
404
381
215
14
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
21
0.2
WSW
20
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.5
SW
18
0.6
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
13
0.3
SW
8
0.3
SW
7
0.3
SW
7
0.3
SW
7
0.2
WSW
7
0.1
W
21
0.2
WSW
20
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
SW
7
Energy kJ
18
39
97
96
94
155
114
114
9
9
8
7
4
9
40
97
10
11
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.5
SE
4
0.6
S
6
0.7
S
6
0.8
S
6
0.7
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.6
S
4
Energy kJ
8
9
7
25
29
47
19
10
14
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
9
9
9
9
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
9
9
9
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Auckland
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
3
3
6
4
4
5
4
3
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
9
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
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