
Home to New Zealand's only mainland gannet colony, Muriwai's expansive black-sand beach stretches for 50 kilometres up the west coast. Its tides are among the region's most powerful, shaped by the open Tasman exposure that makes this coastline both untamed and unforgettable.
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How the tides and swell change through the year at Auckland locations.
Warm water with smaller, fun swells.
Reliable SW groundswells, excellent tide activity.
Larger swells from the Tasman, powerful tides.
Fresh conditions, building swell consistency.
Annual tide statistics computed from published LINZ 2026 predictions for Muriwai. Times use the location time zone (Pacific/Auckland).
3.6m on 18 May at 20:40
0.3m on 16 Jun at 13:55
2.29m between high and low
April — highest avg high tides
Two high and two low tides daily
3.3m — from lowest low to highest high
High and low tide predictions for the next 7 days, from LINZ. Times use Pacific/Auckland.
| Day | High tides | Low tides |
|---|---|---|
| Sun 25 Oct | 07:15 · 3m, 19:32 · 3.1m | 00:50 · 0.7m, 13:14 · 0.7m |
| Mon 26 Oct | 08:02 · 3.2m, 20:19 · 3.2m | 01:37 · 0.6m, 13:59 · 0.6m |
| Tue 27 Oct | 08:48 · 3.3m, 21:06 · 3.3m | 02:24 · 0.4m, 14:45 · 0.5m |
| Wed 28 Oct | 09:35 · 3.4m, 21:55 · 3.3m | 03:11 · 0.3m, 15:33 · 0.5m |
| Thu 29 Oct | 10:22 · 3.4m, 22:46 · 3.3m | 03:58 · 0.3m, 16:23 · 0.5m |
| Fri 30 Oct | 11:12 · 3.4m, 23:38 · 3.2m | 04:47 · 0.3m, 17:15 · 0.6m |
| Sat 31 Oct | 12:04 · 3.3m | 05:37 · 0.4m, 18:11 · 0.6m |