Muriwai Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.85° S 174.43° E

Muriwai Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 13 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 (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Muriwai Beach at 11AM is: 0.7m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.9m 14s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (13 Aug)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (13 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat night).

Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
1
3
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
16
0.8
WSW
15
0.9
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
1.6
W
13
1.3
WSW
17
1.3
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
16
1.5
WSW
17
1.5
WSW
16
1.8
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
1.4
WSW
15
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
17
2.4
WSW
17
3.5
SW
17
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
377
275
345
394
865
911
886
1164
1320
1244
1697
1750
2033
874
943
1014
1498
1951
2705
3433
7510
7893
7931
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
5
NNE
5
NNW
0
NNE
10
W
0
ESE
5
NNE
5
ESE
5
E
10
E
10
E
5
SE
5
SE
5
E
5
SSW
10
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:41AM2.84m
10:03PM3.09m
10:25AM2.90m
10:45PM3.10m
11:07AM2.89m
Low Tide
3:35AM0.04m
3:49PM-0.02m
4:20AM-0.05m
4:34PM-0.05m
5:03AM-0.06m
5:17PM-0.01m
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:07
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:46
5:46
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
15
16
16
14
14
13
13
12
13
15
15
14
13
14
13
13
13
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
13
14
15
16
15
14
14
13
12
11
12
14
15
13
12
13
10
9
9
9
9
7
8
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