Muriwai Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.85° S 174.43° E

Muriwai Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Muriwai Beach sea temperature is
14.3° 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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Muriwai Beach at 9AM is: 2.2m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)7ft (2.2m)15s
Afternoon (17 Jul)8ft (2.5m)15s
Evening (17 Jul)10ft (3.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
2
1
1
2
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0
0
0
0
0
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0
0
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
15
2.5
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
2
SW
19
3.5
SW
18
3.5
SW
18
3.5
SW
17
3.5
SW
17
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2238
2070
2169
2444
3170
3556
3867
4032
4032
4032
3715
3715
3466
3615
2743
6862
7026
6702
6169
5200
4703
4228
3784
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
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
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:31AM2.83m
11:53PM3.03m
12:17PM2.75m
00:38AM2.90m
1:02PM2.64m
Low Tide
5:27AM-0.01m
5:41PM0.01m
6:14AM0.05m
6:28PM0.12m
6:59AM0.16m
7:14PM0.28m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:25
5:25
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
14
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
12
13
14
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
11
10
11
9
9
10
9
9
9
9
8
8
9
8
8
9
8
8
9
9
10
11
12
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