Muriwai Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.85° S 174.43° E

Muriwai Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Muriwai Beach sea temperature is
15.8°C
0.7° 

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 (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Muriwai Beach at 1PM is: 1.4m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.4m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)5ft (1.6m)12s
Afternoon (21 Oct)6ft (1.9m)16s
Evening (21 Oct)7ft (2.1m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.4
WSW
16
2
SW
16
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2
SW
15
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.7
SW
9
1.7
SW
9
1.7
SW
8
1.6
SW
8
0.7
SW
17
0.7
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
971
860
736
981
1909
1875
1875
1669
845
690
690
617
561
465
458
394
388
439
429
390
306
291
273
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
6:27AM2.06m
6:52PM2.25m
7:24AM2.22m
7:42PM2.41m
8:10AM2.40m
8:25PM2.58m
Low Tide
12:31PM0.82m
1:09AM0.70m
1:25PM0.68m
1:56AM0.50m
2:12PM0.51m
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6:28
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Temp °C
12
12
13
13
14
13
12
12
12
12
13
14
14
13
12
12
12
12
13
15
15
14
14
Feels °C
10
9
11
10
11
10
9
9
9
9
10
10
10
9
8
8
8
9
11
13
13
13
14
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