Muriwai Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.85° S 174.43° E

Muriwai Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Muriwai Beach sea temperature is
13.6°C
0.6° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Muriwai Beach at 6PM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)8ft (2.4m)14s
Afternoon (26 Aug)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (26 Aug)8ft (2.4m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
1
1
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
WSW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2.2
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
2
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.8
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.4
W
12
1.7
W
14
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1.9
WNW
10
2.1
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2281
2390
2590
2446
2250
2061
1697
1543
1401
1309
1180
1100
983
949
949
547
1175
425
425
651
675
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
0
N
10
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
8:20AM2.38m
8:42PM2.60m
8:58AM2.53m
9:17PM2.74m
9:34AM2.65m
Low Tide
2:25PM0.47m
2:52AM0.43m
3:03PM0.33m
3:28AM0.27m
3:38PM0.21m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:50
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:55
5:57
5:58
 mm
1
Temp °C
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
16
16
15
13
13
12
12
13
16
17
15
14
Feels °C
11
11
11
12
13
13
13
14
13
15
15
13
10
12
9
9
9
12
14
13
12
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