Muriwai Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.85° S 174.43° E

Muriwai Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Muriwai Beach sea temperature is
14.0°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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Muriwai Beach at 7PM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 28). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (28 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (28 Aug)3ft (0.9m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Fri night, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Fri
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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)
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
3
2
3
3
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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)
1.2
W
12
1.5
W
14
1
WSW
14
1
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.6
WSW
21
1.3
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
20
2.1
SW
11
1
WSW
19
1
WSW
18
3
SW
18
3
SW
18
3
SW
17
3.5
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
407
906
425
419
323
304
357
414
346
341
277
286
454
432
928
727
666
4748
4912
5240
5471
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
20
N
20
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
N
5
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
SE
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
9:34AM2.65m
9:51PM2.85m
10:08AM2.74m
10:24PM2.91m
10:43AM2.80m
Low Tide
3:38PM0.21m
4:03AM0.15m
4:14PM0.14m
4:37AM0.08m
4:49PM0.11m
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light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:48
6:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:58
5:59
5:59
 mm
1
1
2
2
1
Temp °C
13
17
16
15
14
14
14
13
13
13
14
12
12
12
13
13
14
15
14
13
13
Feels °C
10
14
13
12
12
12
13
13
12
12
13
7
7
7
7
6
8
9
8
7
7
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