Maori Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.86° S 174.44° E

Maori Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Maori Bay sea temperature is
14.8°C
0.4° 

Maori Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Maori Bay today (20 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 16ft (5.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Maori Bay at 1PM is: 4.5m 10s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)15ft (4.5m)15s
Afternoon (20 Sep)16ft (5.0m)15s
Evening (20 Sep)15ft (4.5m)14s

Table - waves today at Maori Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds.

Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
WSW
15
4.5
WSW
15
4.5
WSW
15
4.5
SW
10
5
SW
15
5
SW
15
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
15
5
SW
16
4.5
SW
16
4.5
SW
17
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
15
3
WSW
14
3
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
3
SW
14
3.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6502
7813
8474
4482
11086
9766
9185
10361
11283
11320
11049
9498
7995
6662
5559
4671
3714
3228
2795
2417
2503
3139
4141
Wind (km/h)
35
W
40
WSW
40
SW
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
20
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:31AM1.96m
4:22PM2.04m
4:59AM1.95m
5:42PM2.11m
6:13AM2.06m
6:42PM2.26m
Low Tide
9:55AM0.96m
10:48PM1.01m
11:14AM0.93m
00:00AM0.91m
12:19PM0.81m
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:15
6:13
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:15
6:16
6:17
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
11
13
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
14
15
13
12
12
Feels °C
8
7
5
5
5
4
5
7
7
7
8
7
7
7
7
8
9
9
10
12
7
5
4
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