Muriwai Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.85° S 174.43° E

Muriwai Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Muriwai Beach sea temperature is
14.1°C
0.1° 

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 (29 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Muriwai Beach at 8AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (29 Aug)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (29 Aug)4ft (1.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, strong winds from the W by Mon night).

Saturday
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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)
2
3
2
2
3
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
21
1.2
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
20
0.9
WSW
19
1
WSW
19
2.5
SW
8
3
SW
18
3
SW
18
3
SW
17
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
4
WSW
16
4
WSW
16
4
SW
13
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
15
4.5
SW
15
4
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
357
414
290
341
277
286
392
432
578
727
756
4963
5122
5653
5747
6363
7081
7826
6341
7797
8242
7839
7432
Wind (km/h)
10
N
5
NW
5
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
20
S
25
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
35
WSW
35
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
30
W
Wind State
cross
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
10:08AM2.74m
10:24PM2.91m
10:43AM2.80m
10:58PM2.93m
11:18AM2.81m
Low Tide
4:03AM0.15m
4:14PM0.14m
4:37AM0.08m
4:49PM0.11m
5:12AM0.06m
5:27PM0.14m
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:46
6:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:59
5:59
6:00
 mm
2
4
4
5
5
Temp °C
14
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
13
13
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
13
13
13
12
12
10
7
6
7
7
8
7
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
8
9
8
7
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