Muriwai Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.85° S 174.43° E

Muriwai Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Muriwai Beach sea temperature is
14.4° 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 (20 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Muriwai Beach at 9PM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 21s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 20). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)--
Afternoon (20 Jul)7ft (2.1m)14s
Evening (20 Jul)6ft (1.9m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
14
2
WSW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.2
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1736
1576
1408
1231
1231
1138
1089
1058
933
919
841
757
689
594
449
574
330
209
209
Wind (km/h)
10
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SE
10
S
15
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:08AM2.54m
2:39PM2.37m
2:57AM2.35m
3:34PM2.25m
Low Tide
8:02PM0.46m
8:32AM0.46m
8:53PM0.64m
9:23AM0.61m
rain showers
light rain
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:28
5:29
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
14
12
11
10
10
10
10
12
12
11
11
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
14
Feels °C
12
9
8
7
7
8
8
10
9
8
9
10
9
10
10
9
9
9
10
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