Muriwai Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.85° S 174.43° E

Muriwai Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 22 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 (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Muriwai Beach at 9AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Afternoon (22 Aug)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (22 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NW on Sun morning, light winds from the WSW by Mon night).

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
14
0.9
WSW
14
0.8
WSW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.5
WSW
19
0.6
WSW
19
2.1
W
7
2.5
W
8
3
W
9
3
WSW
10
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
14
4
WSW
15
4
WSW
16
4
WSW
15
4
WSW
15
4
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
822
752
663
663
328
229
178
178
199
241
478
881
1429
1754
2164
1775
3266
5710
7747
8494
8077
6773
6228
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
W
15
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
30
NW
35
NW
35
W
20
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:12AM2.00m
5:03PM2.07m
5:34AM1.99m
6:19PM2.13m
6:44AM2.08m
7:17PM2.27m
Low Tide
10:37AM0.91m
11:24PM0.99m
11:51AM0.89m
00:34AM0.91m
12:54PM0.78m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:56
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:53
5:54
 mm
2
2
Temp °C
12
13
12
13
14
13
13
12
11
12
13
15
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
9
9
8
9
9
9
9
8
7
8
7
9
9
8
8
7
8
8
9
10
10
10
11
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