Muriwai Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.85° S 174.43° E

Muriwai Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Muriwai Beach sea temperature is
13.9° 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 (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 17s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Muriwai Beach at 5AM is: 1.9m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)7ft (2.1m)17s
Afternoon (15 Aug)8ft (2.5m)17s
Evening (15 Aug)10ft (3.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Fri night, fresh winds from the S by Mon afternoon).

Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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)
4
4
4
4
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
WSW
18
1.5
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
17
2.4
WSW
17
2.5
WSW
17
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
4
SW
16
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
3.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
759
1014
1498
2136
2460
3393
3817
3924
3827
3374
3827
4071
7760
3639
3738
6346
8206
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
10
SE
30
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:45PM3.10m
11:07AM2.89m
11:25PM3.03m
11:47AM2.83m
Low Tide
5:03AM-0.06m
5:17PM-0.01m
5:43AM0.00m
5:58PM0.11m
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7:05
7:03
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5:46
5:47
 mm
1
Temp °C
13
12
13
13
13
15
15
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
11
9
Feels °C
11
10
11
11
11
12
11
9
8
9
8
8
9
9
7
8
2
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