Muriwai Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.85° S 174.43° E

Muriwai Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Muriwai Beach sea temperature is
14.6°C
0.2° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Muriwai Beach at 7AM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)6ft (1.8m)12s
Afternoon (17 Sep)7ft (2.1m)14s
Evening (17 Sep)6ft (1.9m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Wed night, fresh winds from the SW by Fri night).

Thursday
17
Friday
18
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)
2
3
2
3
2
2
3
4
4
3
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
12
2
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
4.5
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
451
486
648
800
996
1705
1851
2078
1329
1590
3092
2938
5218
5820
6389
2504
9290
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
N
15
ENE
10
ESE
20
S
30
SSW
35
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
00:44AM2.45m
1:09PM2.42m
1:26AM2.26m
1:57PM2.24m
Low Tide
6:44PM0.50m
7:01AM0.53m
7:27PM0.69m
7:46AM0.71m
8:19PM0.87m
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light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:14
6:15
 mm
2
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
11
11
11
14
17
16
14
13
14
13
13
13
16
15
13
13
Feels °C
10
8
8
8
10
13
14
12
11
11
10
10
10
14
11
7
6
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