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Te Kanawera / Mussel Beach

Southland · New Zealand

IntermediateBeach break-46.215, 167.361

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Te Kanawera / Mussel Beach is a SE-facing sand beach on the New Zealand shoreline, opening onto the Tasman Sea — it catches E–S swell, and offshore W–N winds tidy the banks through october–april.

10-day forecast

Local time · updates hourly

Wave height & period

HeightPeriod

Wind

SpeedGusts
TimeRatingWavesSwellWindAir

Water temperature by month

This month: ~12°C (53.6°F) on average

Jan

15.1°C

59.2°F · 13.2–18°C

Feb

15.6°C

60.1°F · 14.1–19.3°C

Mar

15.3°C

59.5°F · 13.4–17.8°C

Apr

14.3°C

57.7°F · 12.2–16.9°C

May

13.3°C

55.9°F · 11.4–15°C

Jun

11.8°C

53.2°F · 10.6–13.5°C

Jul

11.3°C

52.3°F · 10.1–12.7°C

Aug

11°C

51.8°F · 9.8–12.1°C

Sep

11.5°C

52.7°F · 10.3–12.7°C

Oct

12°C

53.6°F · 10.9–13.2°C

Nov

13.4°C

56.1°F · 11.8–15.3°C

Dec

14.4°C

57.9°F · 12.6–17.1°C

25-year monthly averages from the NOAA OISST satellite record — typical range min–max, not a live reading.

Know before you go

Best swell

E–S

Best wind

W–N

Break type

Beach break

Best season

October–April

Safety: Friendly by surf standards, but rip currents and drop-in etiquette still apply. Shifting sandbars create moving rip currents — learn to spot them and use them to get out back.

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