Surf Forecasts:
Murdering Bay surf forecast from 18 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 19 Sep, 3PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period, ESE swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 19 Sep, 12AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period, ESE swell with 145 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 19 Sep, 3PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with ESE 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 (Sep 19) at 3PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.4m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 6s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Murdering Bay in the next 16 days are 0.7m 13s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Sep 19) at 12AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 3.5m 16s period and expected on Sunday (Sep 20) at 9AM.
| Wave Type | Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 3PM (Sat 19th Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 3PM (Sat 19th Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 11s |
| Most Powerful | 12AM (Sat 19th Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 13s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Murdering Bay over the next 16 days.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sat afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Sat night). | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 4°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | E 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 127 | 145 | 81 | 50 | 49 | 24 | 23 | 11 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 24 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | on | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross |
High Tide | 8:19PM1.50m | 8:42AM1.58m | 9:15PM1.50m | 9:35AM1.59m | 10:06PM1.53m | 10:24AM1.62m | 10:52PM1.59m | 11:09AM1.67m | 11:34PM1.67m | 11:50AM1.73m | 00:13AM1.75m | 12:31PM1.79m | 00:51AM1.84m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:39AM0.40m | 3:13PM0.43m | 3:31AM0.40m | 4:09PM0.41m | 4:22AM0.39m | 5:00PM0.37m | 5:11AM0.36m | 5:46PM0.33m | 5:59AM0.33m | 6:28PM0.28m | 6:45AM0.29m | 7:09PM0.25m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
 | 6:28 | — | — | 6:29 | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:32 | — | — | 6:34 | — | — | 6:36 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 6 | 12 | 12 | -2 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 6 | -2 | -2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 16 | S 12 | S 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSW 16 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | S 8 | S 15 | S 8 | S 14 |
| kJ | 1280 | 1074 | 691 | 701 | 944 | 24 | 23 | 2627 | 1005 | 472 | 209 | 538 | 784 | 1437 | 12 | 11 | 239 | 819 | 141 | 515 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ESE 11 | — | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | E 12 | NE 10 | E 10 | S 15 | ESE 10 | S 14 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 127 | 145 | 19 | 17 | 49 | — | 23 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 24 | 4 | 8 | 434 | 11 | 264 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 5 | NE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | NE 6 | — | — | — | NE 11 | S 15 | ESE 13 | E 10 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | — | SE 11 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 11 | E 15 |
| kJ | 1 | 5 | 81 | 50 | 9 | — | — | — | 5 | 109 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 3 | — | 5 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 4 | — | — | SW 5 | SSW 16 | S 17 | — | NNE 4 | NW 3 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | — | WNW 4 | SSW 15 | S 15 | SSW 15 | WSW 3 | — | N 3 |
| kJ | — | 15 | — | — | 140 | 6487 | 6462 | — | 18 | 2 | 175 | 89 | — | 4 | 1873 | 2182 | 2292 | 9 | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 294 | 383 | 652 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 52 | 6 | 289 | 36 | 102 | 371 | 36 | 34 | 6 | 6 |
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The above surf forecast table for Murdering Bay provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 16 days. A general guide to surfing at Murdering Bay can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Murdering Bay surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Murdering Bay) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).
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