Muriwai Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.85° S 174.43° E

Muriwai Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 14 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Muriwai Beach sea temperature is
16.4°C
1.7° 

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 (14 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Muriwai Beach at 4PM is: 1.8m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Afternoon (14 Oct)6ft (1.8m)16s
Evening (14 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Wed night, fresh winds from the WNW by Thu night).

Wed
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
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)
1
0
1
2
3
4
2
2
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
14
2.2
WNW
9
1.5
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
14
3.5
W
8
4.5
W
9
4.5
W
12
4.5
WSW
14
4
WSW
13
4
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1692
1671
1629
1275
1191
1042
850
721
745
745
943
1144
1761
3213
5116
6716
5774
5526
3736
3287
2999
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
20
WSW
20
W
25
WNW
35
NW
35
WNW
30
WSW
30
SSW
30
S
20
S
30
S
30
S
25
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
12:21PM2.73m
00:35AM2.57m
12:57PM2.60m
1:13AM2.41m
1:38PM2.44m
Low Tide
6:36PM0.37m
6:49AM0.38m
7:14PM0.52m
7:27AM0.55m
7:57PM0.69m
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clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
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6:39
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6:37
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7:36
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5
6
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1
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Temp °C
17
18
18
17
16
15
16
16
15
12
13
13
12
12
12
11
12
13
13
13
12
Feels °C
15
14
15
15
14
13
13
13
12
8
9
8
5
5
6
5
6
8
6
5
6
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