Muriwai Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.85° S 174.43° E

Muriwai Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Muriwai Beach sea temperature is
13.9° C
0.5° 

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 (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 17s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Muriwai Beach at 5PM is: 2.5m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)7ft (2.1m)17s
Afternoon (15 Aug)8ft (2.5m)17s
Evening (15 Aug)10ft (3.0m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat morning, fresh winds from the S by Mon afternoon).

Sat
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
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
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
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Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
WSW
17
2.4
WSW
17
2.5
WSW
17
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
2.5
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3.5
SW
16
4
SW
15
4.5
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
2.1
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2460
3393
3817
3924
3827
3731
7698
8438
8568
3639
3971
6346
8163
8108
7683
7140
6215
5990
5870
5050
1911
Wind (km/h)
15
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
35
SW
30
SW
20
WSW
10
SSW
20
SE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
30
S
25
S
25
S
30
S
35
S
30
S
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:07AM2.89m
11:25PM3.03m
11:47AM2.83m
00:04AM2.89m
12:27PM2.71m
Low Tide
5:17PM-0.01m
5:43AM0.00m
5:58PM0.11m
6:23AM0.13m
6:39PM0.27m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:03
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:46
5:47
5:49
 mm
1
1
2
4
3
1
Temp °C
14
15
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
10
9
7
6
7
8
10
10
10
10
Feels °C
12
12
10
10
8
8
8
6
7
9
9
6
3
0
0
-1
2
3
2
1
2
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