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Murdering Bay Surf Forecast
/ Otago (35 surf breaks) /
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Murdering Bay surfForecast / Otago / New Zealand
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 05 May 2026 NZSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Murdering Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Murdering Bay sea temperature is
13.3° C
(Which is 2.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Murdering Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Murdering Bay at 9PM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 05). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 15s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
| Evening (05 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Murdering Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 6 | ENE 5 | E 9 | NE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | E 9 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | |
2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 20 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 46 | 28 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 15 | 22 | 23 | 65 | 66 | 99 | 110 | 168 | 103 | 93 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | |
High Tide | 5:20PM1.58m | 5:40AM1.46m | 6:03PM1.55m | 6:25AM1.43m | 6:45PM1.53m | 7:12AM1.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:55PM0.33m | 12:10PM0.29m | 00:38AM0.37m | 12:54PM0.32m | 1:24AM0.39m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — |
 | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 |
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Temp °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | ENE 5 | S 14 | NE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
 kJ | 140 | 290 | 279 | 264 | 199 | 196 | 198 | 146 | 146 | 146 | 144 | 101 | 101 | 97 | 94 | 22 | 93 | 30 | 66 | 99 | 110 | 168 | 103 | 93 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | E 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 3 | NE 6 | NE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 6 | E 9 | E 9 | S 14 | E 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 97 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 46 | 28 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 93 | 2 | 62 | 63 | 58 | 63 | 96 | 92 | 90 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | — | E 9 | ENE 5 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | E 9 | ENE 6 | E 11 | SW 5 | S 5 | E 11 | — | — | — | SSW 3 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | 2 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | — | ENE 5 | NE 5 | — | — | SSW 2 | — | — | NNE 2 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 15 | — | 23 | 65 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 13 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
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