Muriwai Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.85° S 174.43° E

Muriwai Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Muriwai Beach sea temperature is
14.8°C
0.6° 

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 (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Muriwai Beach at 8PM is: 1.9m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.8m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)7ft (2.1m)14s
Afternoon (08 Sep)7ft (2.2m)13s
Evening (08 Sep)6ft (1.9m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu night).

Tue
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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)
3
1
2
3
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
1
1
0
0
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
WSW
14
2.3
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.7
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.4
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
18
1.9
WSW
11
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
22
1.7
WSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1723
1838
1575
512
1126
908
819
723
612
541
483
571
657
759
773
800
964
822
679
1060
1408
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
N
5
NNE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
0
NNE
5
N
5
WNW
5
W
15
WSW
15
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
NW
30
SW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
6:54AM2.39m
7:25PM2.65m
7:52AM2.57m
8:15PM2.83m
8:39AM2.73m
9:00PM2.96m
Low Tide
1:02PM0.43m
1:40AM0.34m
1:58PM0.25m
2:30AM0.15m
2:46PM0.11m
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:31
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:07
6:07
 mm
1
2
5
Temp °C
12
13
13
12
11
11
10
10
11
14
14
13
12
12
11
11
13
14
14
11
11
Feels °C
9
9
9
9
9
10
8
8
8
12
13
11
10
10
8
8
9
10
9
5
6
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