Surf Forecasts:
Murdering Bay surf forecast from 19 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 20 Jun, 9AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period, NE swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 25 Jun, 3AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period, ENE swell with 276 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 20 Jun, 9AM (local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Murdering Bay this week:
The surf forecast for Murdering Bay over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jun 20) at 9AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.9m and 7s period. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Murdering Bay in the next 16 days are 1.1m 10s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jun 25) at 3AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 4.5m 11s period and expected on Friday (Jun 26) at 9AM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 9AM (Sat 20th Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 9AM (Sat 20th Jun) | 3ft (0.9m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 3AM (Thu 25th Jun) | 3.5ft (1.1m) 10s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Murdering Bay over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 10°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the SSW by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sunday 21 | Monday 22 | Tuesday 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 19 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 7 | 16 | 27 | 73 | 106 | 36 | 73 | 20 | 25 | 19 | 8 | 13 | 8 | 16 | 15 | 45 | 14 | 189 | 143 | 144 | 33 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:11PM2.00m | 6:40AM1.91m | 7:07PM1.95m | 7:39AM1.89m | 8:04PM1.91m | 8:37AM1.87m | 9:00PM1.87m | 9:31AM1.85m | 9:54PM1.83m | 10:23AM1.83m | 10:46PM1.79m | 11:13AM1.80m | 11:37PM1.75m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 12:36PM0.03m | 1:06AM0.16m | 1:30PM0.09m | 2:01AM0.20m | 2:23PM0.17m | 2:55AM0.22m | 3:15PM0.26m | 3:47AM0.25m | 4:08PM0.34m | 4:38AM0.28m | 5:02PM0.37m | 5:27AM0.29m | 5:54PM0.38m | ||||||||
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 | 8:18 | — | — | 8:18 | — | — | 8:18 | — | — | 8:18 | — | — | 8:18 | — | — | 8:18 | — | — | 8:18 | — | — |
 | — | 4:58 | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | 5:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 14 | 4 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 3 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 6 | -3 | -3 | 0 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | NE 7 | ENE 8 | S 13 | SSW 8 | S 11 | S 13 | S 16 | S 16 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 | SSE 11 | S 18 | S 16 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | S 11 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 1115 | 737 | 392 | 73 | 106 | 166 | 109 | 235 | 715 | 2191 | 2558 | 1099 | 643 | 432 | 153 | 416 | 496 | 189 | 143 | 673 | 33 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 19 | E 19 | S 20 | S 13 | S 13 | ENE 7 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 5 | NE 6 | S 14 | SSE 10 | ENE 6 | SE 11 | SE 10 | ENE 10 | — |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 8 | 176 | 176 | 36 | 73 | 20 | 25 | 19 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 16 | 134 | 56 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 144 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 18 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 12 | S 13 | NE 7 | E 14 | — | — | — | ENE 9 | E 8 | — | S 13 | SSE 9 | — | — | S 16 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 6 | 28 | 8 | 15 | 84 | 8 | 4 | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | — | 89 | 28 | — | — | 5 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | NE 4 | NE 5 | — | — | SW 4 | SSW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 6 | NE 6 | SW 2 | SSW 14 | SSW 9 | WSW 5 | S 12 |
| kJ | 4 | 16 | 27 | — | — | 18 | 213 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 45 | 1 | 1223 | 979 | 52 | 2722 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 16 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 34 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 372 | 372 | 6 |
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