Muriwai Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 36.85° S 174.43° E

Issued: 12 am 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Muriwai Beach sea temperature is

14.9°C

Muriwai Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Muriwai Beach today (08 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with WSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Muriwai Beach at 5AM is: 1.7m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Oct)	5.5ft (1.7m)	16s
Afternoon (08 Oct)	5.5ft (1.7m)	16s
Evening (08 Oct)	5.5ft (1.7m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 8								Friday 9								Saturday 10
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 17	WSW 17	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	SW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	1408	1390	1373	1356	1517	1517	1460	1332	1428	1525	1159	2705	2918	2781	2784	2479	2200	1921	1654	1632	1178	1735	1904	1713
Wind (km/h)	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SW	SW	SSW	SSE	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	ESE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	off	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				8:35AM2.56m				8:54PM2.76m				9:19AM2.71m				9:35PM2.85m				9:59AM2.82m
Low Tide		2:21AM0.32m				2:39PM0.31m				3:08AM0.17m				3:25PM0.19m				3:49AM0.07m					4:06PM0.13m


	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:46	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:32	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	13	13	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	16	19	19	16	15	15	15	15	15	17	18	16	15
Feels °C	13	11	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	15	18	17	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	13	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 14	WSW 14	WSW 17	WSW 17	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	WSW 15	SW 16	WSW 16	WSW 16
kJ	1408	1390	1373	1356	1517	1517	1460	1332	1428	1525	1159	2705	2918	2781	2784	2479	2200	1921	1654	1632	1178	1735	1904	1713
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	W 8	—	—	WSW 9	WSW 9	W 8	W 9	W 9	W 8	WSW 18	W 8	W 8	W 7	S 7	S 7	S 6	—	—	NW 6	SW 18	—	—	NW 7
kJ	—	1	—	—	35	32	37	56	53	69	854	48	45	28	8	8	3	—	—	15	460	—	—	11
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 9	W 8	SSW 8	SSW 8	SSW 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	NW 6	—	—	W 9
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	73	68	13	19	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	14	—	—	13
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NW 9	—	NE 3
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	47	—	5
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Rating (10 max)	1	4	4	4	1	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	4
Distance (km)	37	11	11	11	64	11	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	109	4	65
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Rating (10 max)	1	4	4	4		4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3		3
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	9	8	6	6	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	4	5	5	4

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