Muriwai Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.85° S 174.43° E

Muriwai Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Muriwai Beach sea temperature is
15.0°C
0.3° 

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 (09 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 17s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Muriwai Beach at 12AM is: 1.8m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)6ft (1.8m)15s
Afternoon (09 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)17s
Evening (09 Oct)7ft (2.2m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
16
1.7
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.8
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
17
2.4
WSW
16
2.3
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
17
1.9
WSW
16
1.8
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1517
1460
1332
1428
1525
1159
1450
2800
3000
2784
2479
2200
1921
1632
1632
1309
1999
1832
1652
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
10
SSW
10
S
5
ESE
5
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
0
SSE
5
ESE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
off
off
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:54PM2.76m
9:19AM2.71m
9:35PM2.85m
9:59AM2.82m
Low Tide
3:08AM0.17m
3:25PM0.19m
3:49AM0.07m
4:06PM0.13m
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clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
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cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
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Temp °C
15
14
14
13
14
14
16
19
19
17
15
15
14
14
17
18
19
17
15
Feels °C
12
12
13
12
12
12
15
19
18
16
13
14
13
13
15
16
15
14
13
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