
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 verified LINZ data for Muriwai.
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 times for the next 7 days, drawn from verified LINZ data.
| Day | High tides | Low tides |
|---|---|---|
| Tue 8 Sep | 04:06 · 2.9m, 16:44 · 3.1m | 10:16 · 0.7m, 22:53 · 0.8m |
| Wed 9 Sep | 05:12 · 3m, 17:43 · 3.2m | 11:19 · 0.6m, 23:51 · 0.7m |
| Thu 10 Sep | 06:12 · 3.1m, 18:37 · 3.3m | 12:15 · 0.5m |
| Fri 11 Sep | 07:07 · 3.2m, 19:27 · 3.4m | 00:45 · 0.6m, 13:06 · 0.5m |
| Sat 12 Sep | 07:57 · 3.3m, 20:14 · 3.4m | 01:35 · 0.5m, 13:53 · 0.4m |
| Sun 13 Sep | 08:43 · 3.4m, 20:59 · 3.4m | 02:22 · 0.5m, 14:37 · 0.5m |
| Mon 14 Sep | 09:27 · 3.3m, 21:43 · 3.3m | 03:05 · 0.5m, 15:20 · 0.5m |