Muriwai Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.85° S 174.43° E

Muriwai Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Muriwai Beach sea temperature is
14.9°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 (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Muriwai Beach at 4AM is: 4.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)13ft (4.0m)16s
Afternoon (23 Sep)13ft (4.0m)16s
Evening (23 Sep)15ft (4.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue night, min 8°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Tue night, light winds from the SSE by Thu morning).

Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
14
3.5
SW
9
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3798
1964
7237
7239
6675
6106
6675
8749
9081
8828
7896
6747
6251
5775
5355
4605
4097
Wind (km/h)
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
25
SSW
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SSE
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:42PM2.26m
7:06AM2.22m
7:28PM2.43m
7:49AM2.40m
8:07PM2.61m
Low Tide
00:56AM0.74m
1:10PM0.65m
1:39AM0.54m
1:52PM0.47m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:19
6:19
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
13
13
13
11
11
10
9
8
8
9
11
11
11
11
Feels °C
4
5
5
6
6
6
3
3
4
6
5
4
6
6
5
6
6
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