Muriwai Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.85° S 174.43° E

Muriwai Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Muriwai Beach sea temperature is
15.8°C
0.7° 

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 (20 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Muriwai Beach at 8PM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Afternoon (20 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Evening (20 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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)
2
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
12
1.7
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.4
WSW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
816
642
623
623
1144
1109
971
860
799
981
2002
1875
1875
1801
845
743
690
617
561
465
458
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
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-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:51PM2.13m
6:27AM2.06m
6:52PM2.25m
7:24AM2.22m
7:42PM2.41m
Low Tide
11:26AM0.92m
00:13AM0.85m
12:31PM0.82m
1:09AM0.70m
1:25PM0.68m
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part cloud
clear
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clear
clear
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clear
clear
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6:31
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Temp °C
12
13
14
13
13
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
12
12
13
12
13
13
14
13
12
Feels °C
10
10
12
11
12
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
10
9
10
9
10
9
8
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