Muriwai Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.85° S 174.43° E

Muriwai Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Muriwai Beach sea temperature is
15.0°C
0.6° 

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 (18 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Muriwai Beach at 2AM is: 2.4m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)11ft (3.5m)16s
Afternoon (18 Sep)8ft (2.4m)16s
Evening (18 Sep)15ft (4.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Fri afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the SW by Sun morning).

Thu
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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)
3
4
4
4
4
5
!
!
5
3
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)
2.2
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
14
2
WSW
14
2.1
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
13
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
2.4
WSW
16
4.5
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
4
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
4
WSW
15
4
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1913
2078
1453
1590
2369
2239
5418
5601
2751
2716
8564
8008
7768
7803
7091
6486
6021
6199
6234
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
15
E
15
E
10
NNE
10
WNW
15
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
30
W
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
1:26AM2.26m
1:57PM2.24m
2:19AM2.08m
2:59PM2.10m
Low Tide
7:27PM0.69m
7:46AM0.71m
8:19PM0.87m
8:42AM0.87m
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:14
6:15
6:15
 mm
1
2
4
1
3
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
15
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
12
12
13
12
13
14
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
16
13
11
11
10
10
11
12
12
6
6
7
6
6
8
8
8
9
8
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Muriwai Beach surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest