Muriwai Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.85° S 174.43° E

Muriwai Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Muriwai Beach sea temperature is
14.2° 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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Muriwai Beach at 5PM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Afternoon (23 Jul)6ft (1.9m)14s
Evening (23 Jul)6ft (1.8m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the SW by Sat morning).

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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)
3
4
2
2
2
1
1
2
0
0
0
1
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)
1.4
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.1
SW
12
2.5
WNW
8
3
WNW
9
3
W
9
3.5
W
9
4.5
W
9
5
WSW
10
6
WSW
12
6
WSW
13
6
WSW
14
6
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
822
988
1236
1288
1094
998
797
636
428
390
336
1057
1236
1224
1776
3247
5779
10035
13024
14842
14744
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
5
WNW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
N
20
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
40
W
40
WSW
40
SW
45
SW
35
SW
40
SW
30
SW
Wind State
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:36PM2.17m
4:58AM2.11m
5:43PM2.16m
6:05AM2.10m
6:46PM2.21m
Low Tide
10:19AM0.73m
10:53PM0.88m
11:20AM0.79m
11:59PM0.90m
12:22PM0.78m
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:30
5:30
 mm
1
1
6
6
3
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
13
13
13
13
12
12
11
11
14
13
12
14
13
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
Feels °C
10
12
10
10
10
9
9
8
7
9
8
7
10
7
3
2
2
1
2
2
5
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