Muriwai Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.85° S 174.43° E

Muriwai Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Muriwai Beach sea temperature is
13.9° C
0.5° 

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 (14 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 18s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Muriwai Beach at 2PM is: 1.9m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 20s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Aug)6ft (1.8m)16s
Afternoon (14 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)16s
Evening (14 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Sun night).

Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
WSW
17
1.5
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
15
1.1
WSW
18
1.5
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
17
2.4
WSW
17
2.5
WSW
17
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1320
1244
1697
1750
2033
874
759
1014
1498
2236
2674
3393
3817
3924
3827
3731
3827
4121
6917
3639
7773
7578
7831
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
15
S
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
S
25
S
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
10:25AM2.90m
10:45PM3.10m
11:07AM2.89m
11:25PM3.03m
11:47AM2.83m
Low Tide
4:20AM-0.05m
4:34PM-0.05m
5:03AM-0.06m
5:17PM-0.01m
5:43AM0.00m
5:58PM0.11m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:05
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:46
5:46
5:47
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
13
16
16
14
13
13
13
13
13
15
14
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
11
11
9
Feels °C
11
11
11
14
14
12
11
10
10
11
11
12
9
8
8
9
8
7
7
7
4
5
3
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