Muriwai Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.85° S 174.43° E

Muriwai Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Muriwai Beach sea temperature is
14.0°C
0.2° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Muriwai Beach at 7AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Afternoon (28 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (28 Aug)3ft (0.9m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Fri night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
3
2
3
3
3
2
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.5
W
12
1.3
W
11
1.2
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
21
1.2
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1083
949
875
614
418
585
425
419
323
304
357
414
346
341
277
286
399
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
5
NE
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
30
S
25
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
9:17PM2.74m
9:34AM2.65m
9:51PM2.85m
10:08AM2.74m
Low Tide
3:28AM0.27m
3:38PM0.21m
4:03AM0.15m
4:14PM0.14m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:58
5:59
 mm
1
1
5
10
3
7
3
Temp °C
13
13
12
12
13
16
17
15
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
10
11
9
9
10
12
14
12
11
12
13
12
12
11
11
7
7
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