Muriwai Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.85° S 174.43° E

Muriwai Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Muriwai Beach sea temperature is
14.9°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 (19 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Muriwai Beach at 1AM is: 2.2m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 3.0m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)13ft (4.0m)15s
Afternoon (19 Sep)11ft (3.5m)15s
Evening (19 Sep)11ft (3.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly strong winds.

Fri
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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)
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0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
2.2
WSW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
4
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
4
WSW
15
4
WSW
15
4.5
WSW
15
4.5
SW
16
5
SW
15
5
SW
15
5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6075
7134
6819
2410
6732
6775
6599
6221
6103
6116
5947
5868
6502
6864
7774
10350
11086
10202
9502
Wind (km/h)
20
S
30
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
30
W
30
W
35
W
35
WSW
35
SW
40
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:19AM2.08m
2:59PM2.10m
3:31AM1.96m
4:22PM2.04m
Low Tide
8:19PM0.87m
8:42AM0.87m
9:27PM0.99m
9:55AM0.96m
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:15
6:15
6:15
 mm
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
12
12
13
12
13
14
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
11
6
6
8
6
7
8
10
9
9
9
9
8
7
6
4
5
5
6
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