Matakana Island Surf Forecast

/ Bay of Plenty (18 surf breaks) /

New Zealand (466 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (37.57° S 176.09° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Matakana Island surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Saturday 13 Sep 2025 NZST

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

Today's Matakana Island sea temperature is 14.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Matakana Island today?

The current surf forecast for Matakana Island at 5PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 13). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Sep)	2.5ft (0.8m)	9s
Afternoon (13 Sep)	2ft (0.6m)	9s
Evening (13 Sep)	1.5ft (0.5m)	8s

Table - waves today at Matakana Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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	Saturday 13					Sunday 14								Monday 15								Tuesday 16
	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	N	N	N	N	N	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	ENE	N	N	N	N
Period(s) (?)	9	9	9	8	8	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	14	13	13	13
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	99	73	52	51	37	28	28	28	14	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	9	11	5	4	5	5
Wind (km/h)	WSW	WSW	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)		10:46AM 1.89				11:05PM 1.85				11:41AM 1.84					12:01AM 1.77				12:40PM 1.78				1:01AM 1.69
Low Tide / height (m)				5:01PM 0.16				5:27AM 0.08				5:57PM 0.23					6:22AM 0.16				6:56PM 0.30

	Saturday 13					Sunday 14								Monday 15								Tuesday 16
Sunrise	6:18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:18	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	6:04	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:05	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:05	-	-	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	12	15	14	13	11	11	11	12	13	15	15	13	11	12	10	9	11	15	16	13	12	12	13	13
Feels °C (?)	4	7	5	4	1	0	1	4	5	8	8	6	6	8	7	6	8	10	10	7	6	7	7	7

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Bay of Plenty

Wind Update Recent offshore wind has turned cross-shore at Matakana Island (light winds from the NW at Tauranga 11 km from Matakana Island). 0.7m 9s swell from the N with a 0.3m 12s groundswell from the ENE. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
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Actual: 59 min ago

13 km/h

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