Matakana Island surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Wednesday 05 Nov 2025 NZDT
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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
16.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Matakana Island today?

The current surf forecast for Matakana Island at 7AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 05). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Nov)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (05 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (05 Nov)3ft (0.9m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
05
Thursday
06
Friday
07
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.8
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
Period(s) (?)888888888888888888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)101101868871717171103998471585845535555806664484846
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
W
10
N
15
N
15
NNW
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
20
N
10
W
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
NE
15
NNE
15
NNW
15
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offoffoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offoffglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:47AM
1.83
7:03PM
1.90
7:40AM
1.94
7:56PM
1.94
8:32AM
2.01
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:32AM
0.09
12:57PM
0.18
1:24AM
-0.00
1:52PM
0.12
2:16AM
-0.06
2:47PM
0.08
Wednesday
05
Thursday
06
Friday
07
Sunrise---6:05-------6:03-------6:03----
Sunset-------7:52-------7:53-------7:54
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C151311111620201817141313171920181716151418182021
Feels °C (?)1311991417171516131111161719161716151418161819
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