Muriwai Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.85° S 174.43° E

Muriwai Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Muriwai Beach sea temperature is
13.9°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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Muriwai Beach at 10AM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.5m 17s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)7s
Afternoon (23 Aug)10ft (3.0m)9s
Evening (23 Aug)11ft (3.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SW by Mon night).

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
WSW
19
0.6
WSW
19
2
W
7
2.5
W
8
3
W
9
3
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
11
3
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
13
4
WSW
15
4
WSW
16
4
WSW
15
4
WSW
15
4
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
199
241
419
824
1252
1666
2517
2225
4506
3860
7074
8183
7547
6773
6395
5868
5186
4788
4467
3870
3700
3451
2960
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
20
NW
30
NW
35
NW
35
WNW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
5:34AM1.99m
6:19PM2.13m
6:44AM2.08m
7:17PM2.27m
7:37AM2.23m
8:03PM2.43m
Low Tide
11:51AM0.89m
00:34AM0.91m
12:54PM0.78m
1:30AM0.77m
1:44PM0.63m
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:54
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:53
5:54
5:55
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
11
12
14
15
14
13
13
13
14
13
13
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
13
13
12
Feels °C
7
7
9
9
8
8
8
8
9
8
9
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
10
10
9
10
9
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