Surf-Forecast | Matarangi Surf Guide

Lat Long: 36.73° S 175.66° E

Issued: 6 am 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Matarangi sea temperature is

16.2°C

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

Photo by: Trevor Yates

Matarangi Surf Guide

Matarangi in The Coromandel is a sheltered sandbar break that has quite reliable surf and can work at any time of the year. The best wind direction is from the south. Groundswells more frequent than windswells and the best swell direction is from the north northeast. The sandbar breaks offer left-handers. Rarely crowded here. Watch out for rips and sharks.

Matarangi Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Sandbar	2	fairly consistent	16.2°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Matarangi:

The best conditions reported for surf at Matarangi occur when a North-northeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the South.

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Matarangi (for consistent clean waves)?

januaryBest Season: summer

The best time of year for surfing Matarangi with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Summer and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 14% of the time in January while 24% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 62% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

14%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

24%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

62%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Matarangi Location Map

Interactive Matarangi surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Matarangi is Auckland International Airport (AKL) in New Zealand, 83 km (52 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Matarangi is Tauranga Airport (TRG), also in New Zealand, 115 km (71 miles) away.

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Live Wave Height (m)
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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Matarangi Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 3 November 2026, 12:32 Local Time

m, °C	Tuesday 03
ft, °F	10AM	1PM	4PM	7PM
Wave (m)	NE	NNE	NE	NE
Period (s)	6	6	6	6
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	on	on	cross- on	cross- on

What does Matarangi look like?

Latest photos from Matarangi. Upload your own or view all photos on the gallery page.

Credit: Trevor Yates

Tides at Matarangi

Current tide and informaton

For Kuaotunu, 6 km from Matarangi.

Next High Water: 02:25pm | 1.92m

Next Low Water: 08:51pm | 0.29m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
high tide
low tide

Matarangi Sea Temperature

The water temperature at Matarangi is rather cool (16.2 °C) and the air temperature will feel similar. A good quality spring wetsuit with optional neoprene boots should suffice. No need for wetsuit gloves.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit and neoprene boots.