Auckland, New Zealand
Muriwai
Intermediate
Beach break
Sand bottom
Peels both
0.7–3 m
Any tide
A vast, wild black-sand beach with a gannet colony on the cliffs and powerful, shifting peaks. One of Auckland's most consistent west-coast waves, holding big southwest swell with room to spread out.
Hazards
RipStrong CurrentCold WaterSharks
Conditions
- Best swell
- SW, W, S
- Best wind
- E, NE
- Season
- Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug
- Wave size
- 0.7–3 m
- Wave quality
- Consistency
- Crowd
- Coordinates
- -36.8030, 174.4030
Facilities
ParkingToiletsCafeSurf SchoolBoard Rental