Muriwai Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.85° S 174.43° E

Muriwai Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Muriwai Beach sea temperature is
14.2° 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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Muriwai Beach at 4AM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Afternoon (23 Jul)6ft (1.9m)14s
Evening (23 Jul)6ft (1.8m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu morning, strong winds from the WSW by Sat morning).

Thursday
23
Friday
24
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)
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.8
WSW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
12
1.5
WSW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
2.5
WNW
8
2.3
WNW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
209
212
261
581
822
988
1236
1110
1094
904
797
636
428
390
397
1008
773
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
N
20
N
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:53AM2.20m
4:36PM2.17m
4:58AM2.11m
5:43PM2.16m
Low Tide
9:50PM0.79m
10:19AM0.73m
10:53PM0.88m
11:20AM0.79m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:30
 mm
1
1
4
3
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
13
13
13
12
11
11
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
10
8
8
7
9
8
8
9
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