Murdering Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Otago, New Zealand)

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Murdering Bay Surf Guide

Murdering Bay in Otago is an exposed reef and point break that has fairly consistent surf. Spring and Summer provide the favoured conditions. The best wind direction is from the south. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the northeast. It very rarely gets crowded here. Watch out for sharks, rocks/rips.

Murdering Bay Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef and point	3	fairly consistent	13.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Murdering Bay:

The best conditions reported for surf at Murdering Bay occur when a Northeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the South.

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What's the best time of year to surf Murdering Bay (for consistent clean waves)?

decemberBest Season: summer

The best time of year for surfing Murdering Bay with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Summer and most often the month of December. Clean surfable waves are typically found 11% of the time in December while 23% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 66% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

11%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

23%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

66%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Murdering Bay Location Map

Interactive Murdering Bay surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Murdering Bay is Dunedin Airport (DUD) in New Zealand, 42 km (26 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Murdering Bay is Oamaru Airport (OAM), also in New Zealand, 93 km (58 miles) away.

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Murdering Bay Surf Forecasts:

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Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 5 May 2026, 08:09 Local Time

m, °C	Tuesday 05
ft, °F	9AM	12PM	3PM	6PM
Wave (m)	NE	ENE	E	NE
Period (s)	9	9	9	3
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	on	cross- on	cross- on	on

What does Murdering Bay look like?

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Tides at Murdering Bay

Current tide and informaton

For Otago Harbour Entrance, New Zealand, 4 km from Murdering Bay.

Next High Water: 05:20pm | 1.58m

Next Low Water: 11:27am | 0.27m

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Murdering Bay Sea Temperature

The water temperature (13.6 °C) at Murdering Bay is fairly cool. Despite the sun, a windchill factor of (8.0 °C) means that surfers will need a good quality spring wetsuit, a neoprene hood. Some surfers would wear gloves and boots.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots.