Muriwai Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.85° S 174.43° E

Muriwai Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Muriwai Beach sea temperature is
14.7°C
0.3° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Muriwai Beach at 12PM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)5ft (1.5m)13s
Afternoon (16 Sep)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (16 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds.

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
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)
2
3
2
1
1
1
2
1
2
3
2
2
2
3
4
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0
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0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.4
WSW
12
1.6
WSW
12
1.8
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
4.5
SW
12
5
SW
11
4
SW
11
5
SW
11
5
SW
11
5
SW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1154
1004
792
769
501
501
563
444
538
591
797
1447
1966
1193
1310
2750
3188
5435
5355
3793
5383
5821
5365
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNW
15
NW
10
N
5
NE
5
ENE
30
S
40
S
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:06AM2.65m
12:29PM2.59m
00:44AM2.45m
1:09PM2.42m
1:26AM2.26m
1:57PM2.24m
Low Tide
6:22AM0.33m
6:44PM0.50m
7:01AM0.53m
7:27PM0.69m
7:46AM0.71m
8:19PM0.87m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:20
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:13
6:14
6:15
 mm
1
2
2
3
7
8
4
2
Temp °C
12
11
12
13
14
13
12
11
12
12
14
17
16
14
13
13
12
11
11
11
12
12
12
Feels °C
9
9
10
10
10
10
10
8
9
9
10
13
14
13
13
12
6
3
5
3
4
4
5
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