Muriwai Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.85° S 174.43° E

Muriwai Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Muriwai Beach sea temperature is
14.1° C
0.4° 

Muriwai Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Muriwai Beach today (05 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Muriwai Beach at 3PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)8ft (2.5m)14s
Afternoon (05 Aug)8ft (2.5m)13s
Evening (05 Aug)7ft (2.1m)13s

Table - waves today at Muriwai Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Wed night, min 6°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Wed morning, calm by Thu night).

Wed
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
2
2
2
3
4
4
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.5
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2724
2261
2135
1521
1498
1210
1037
946
677
574
409
409
324
240
236
164
167
114
172
153
97
Wind (km/h)
30
SSE
25
S
25
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
S
10
S
10
S
5
SSE
5
S
0
S
0
WNW
5
NE
5
WNW
10
W
5
W
0
N
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
1:49PM2.49m
2:08AM2.51m
2:44PM2.40m
3:08AM2.39m
3:52PM2.34m
Low Tide
7:44AM0.35m
8:04PM0.51m
8:35AM0.45m
9:03PM0.62m
9:37AM0.55m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:16
7:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:39
5:40
 mm
Temp °C
9
9
9
9
10
10
9
8
6
8
9
8
8
8
8
8
7
9
9
9
9
Feels °C
1
2
3
4
5
6
5
4
3
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
5
7
6
7
8
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