Maori Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 36.86° S 174.44° E

Maori Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 10 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Maori Bay sea temperature is
17.6°C
1.5° 

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 (10 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Maori Bay at 7PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 10). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Nov)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (10 Nov)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (10 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Fri
13
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
2
3
4
4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
WSW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
1.2
WNW
10
1.3
WNW
10
1.4
WNW
10
1.5
WNW
9
1.4
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
1.3
WNW
9
0.8
WSW
12
0.7
SW
16
0.9
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
15
1.4
WSW
15
1.6
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
16
1.9
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
458
458
394
351
346
286
277
268
283
334
360
326
276
264
214
268
419
730
829
1209
1547
1684
1537
1409
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
10
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
High Tide
10:46AM2.78m
11:00PM2.66m
11:22AM2.76m
11:36PM2.60m
11:58AM2.70m
00:13AM2.51m
Low Tide
4:59PM0.30m
5:12AM0.24m
5:36PM0.35m
5:48AM0.32m
6:14PM0.42m
6:25AM0.41m
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:09
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6:07
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6:07
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6:05
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 mm
5
9
7
2
2
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1
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Temp °C
17
17
17
18
17
18
17
16
18
19
18
17
16
16
16
15
17
18
17
17
16
15
15
14
Feels °C
15
16
15
16
15
17
17
15
15
16
15
16
16
15
15
14
15
16
15
16
16
15
15
14
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