Muriwai Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.85° S 174.43° E

Muriwai Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Muriwai Beach sea temperature is
14.4° C
0.5° 

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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 19s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Muriwai Beach at 9AM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)10ft (3.0m)15s
Afternoon (18 Jul)10ft (3.0m)15s
Evening (18 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)19s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 10°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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)
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5
0
0
0
0
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3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
2
SW
19
3.5
SW
18
3.5
SW
18
3.5
SW
17
3
SW
17
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4032
4032
3715
3513
3466
3419
2743
6610
7026
6388
5946
5200
4518
4055
3622
3178
2560
2328
2185
1903
1850
1664
1531
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
5
WSW
5
S
5
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
NE
10
ENE
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
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
12:17PM2.75m
00:38AM2.90m
1:02PM2.64m
1:22AM2.73m
1:49PM2.50m
Low Tide
6:14AM0.05m
6:28PM0.12m
6:59AM0.16m
7:14PM0.28m
7:45AM0.30m
8:02PM0.46m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
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part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:30
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:25
5:27
 mm
1
1
2
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
14
13
13
13
14
14
14
13
13
13
12
11
13
14
13
12
Feels °C
8
8
9
9
8
9
8
9
8
8
8
10
10
11
10
12
12
11
9
11
12
11
10
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