Muriwai Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.85° S 174.43° E

Muriwai Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Muriwai Beach sea temperature is
16.4°C
1.6° 

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 (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Muriwai Beach at 2AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.0m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)8ft (2.5m)11s
Afternoon (17 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)12s
Evening (17 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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)
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4
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WSW
14
3
WSW
13
4
SW
13
3.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
2.5
SW
11
2.5
SW
11
2.3
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2
SSW
10
2.3
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3791
3287
4757
3473
2538
1840
1508
1333
1324
1160
733
1420
865
747
913
838
799
773
471
Wind (km/h)
30
S
25
S
20
S
15
SE
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
15
S
20
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:56AM2.25m
2:25PM2.29m
2:47AM2.10m
3:23PM2.16m
Low Tide
7:57PM0.69m
8:12AM0.71m
8:48PM0.83m
9:06AM0.84m
9:51PM0.93m
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part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
13
13
12
11
9
9
11
12
13
13
12
12
12
11
12
13
13
13
12
Feels °C
5
6
6
6
5
5
5
7
8
7
7
8
8
7
8
9
9
10
9
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