Muriwai Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.85° S 174.43° E

Muriwai Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Muriwai Beach sea temperature is
15.0°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 (18 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Muriwai Beach at 6PM is: 4.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)11ft (3.5m)16s
Afternoon (18 Sep)11ft (3.5m)16s
Evening (18 Sep)13ft (4.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SW by Sun morning).

Fri
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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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0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
4
WSW
15
4
WSW
15
4.5
WSW
16
4.5
SW
16
5
SW
15
5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5418
5319
5884
6907
6819
6819
6732
7055
7091
6221
6290
6004
5669
5868
5918
6415
7284
9516
10599
9900
9502
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
5
ESE
20
S
30
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
Wind State
off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:57PM2.24m
2:19AM2.08m
2:59PM2.10m
3:31AM1.96m
4:22PM2.04m
Low Tide
7:46AM0.71m
8:19PM0.87m
8:42AM0.87m
9:27PM0.99m
9:55AM0.96m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:16
6:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:15
6:15
6:15
 mm
3
2
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
15
14
12
12
13
13
13
14
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
12
13
12
Feels °C
11
14
11
6
6
8
7
7
8
9
8
9
8
9
8
8
7
6
4
6
5
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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