Mussel Rock Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.87° S 174.44° E

Mussel Rock 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mussel Rock sea temperature is
14.2° C
0.5° 

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


How big are the waves at Mussel Rock today (26 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Mussel Rock at 3PM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)13ft (4.0m)16s
Afternoon (26 Jul)10ft (3.0m)15s
Evening (26 Jul)10ft (3.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 12°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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
Rating
(10 max)
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3
3
2
2
3
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
2.4
WSW
13
2.3
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
11
1.4
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7297
5441
4334
3773
3240
2907
2949
2705
2245
2154
1935
1765
1458
1368
1277
1138
680
887
743
594
503
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
15
S
15
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
5
S
5
ESE
Wind State
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
High Tide
7:06AM2.15m
7:40PM2.32m
7:58AM2.26m
8:26PM2.44m
8:42AM2.37m
Low Tide
1:19PM0.71m
1:53AM0.75m
2:08PM0.60m
2:38AM0.62m
2:50PM0.49m
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:31
5:32
 mm
4
1
Temp °C
10
10
10
10
9
10
9
10
10
12
12
12
12
11
11
10
9
10
10
10
10
Feels °C
9
8
8
8
6
7
5
5
5
8
7
8
7
6
6
6
5
6
6
7
7
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