Muriwai Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.85° S 174.43° E

Muriwai Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Muriwai Beach sea temperature is
14.3° 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 (28 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Muriwai Beach at 9AM is: 2.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Afternoon (28 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (28 Jul)5ft (1.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
4
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
2
1
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
0.9
SW
16
1.2
SW
15
1.6
SW
14
2
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1599
1272
1111
887
743
594
563
458
403
396
396
389
359
352
631
1031
1576
1538
1560
1349
1231
957
943
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
15
S
10
S
5
SSE
5
E
10
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNW
15
NW
10
N
15
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
8:42AM2.37m
9:07PM2.57m
9:22AM2.47m
9:44PM2.68m
9:59AM2.56m
Low Tide
2:38AM0.62m
2:50PM0.49m
3:19AM0.50m
3:29PM0.38m
3:56AM0.39m
4:06PM0.29m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:34
5:35
 mm
Temp °C
11
11
11
12
11
10
10
9
9
9
9
13
14
13
12
12
12
12
12
14
15
14
12
Feels °C
6
7
8
8
8
7
7
6
6
7
6
10
11
11
9
9
9
9
9
11
11
12
9
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