Muriwai Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.85° S 174.43° E

Muriwai Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Muriwai Beach sea temperature is
13.9° C
0.4° 

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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Muriwai Beach at 10AM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 2.5m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 3.0m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)10ft (3.0m)16s
Afternoon (16 Aug)11ft (3.5m)16s
Evening (16 Aug)13ft (4.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 13°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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)
0
0
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2
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1
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
3
WSW
16
2.5
WSW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
2
WSW
15
2
WSW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2
WSW
14
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3827
4071
4122
3639
6355
6346
7905
7683
7091
6215
6296
5990
5669
4828
1761
1714
2824
2383
2056
1975
1487
1710
1502
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
10
S
25
SE
30
SE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:47AM2.83m
00:04AM2.89m
12:27PM2.71m
00:43AM2.71m
1:07PM2.56m
Low Tide
5:43AM0.00m
5:58PM0.11m
6:23AM0.13m
6:39PM0.27m
7:03AM0.30m
7:22PM0.47m
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:03
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:47
5:49
5:50
 mm
1
1
3
2
5
4
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
10
8
7
8
8
9
9
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
11
12
11
Feels °C
9
8
9
9
11
4
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
6
6
6
5
5
6
5
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