Matauri Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.04° S 173.91° E

Matauri Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matauri Bay sea temperature is
16.1° C
0.8° 

Matauri 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 Matauri Bay today (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Matauri Bay at 9AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (13 Aug)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (13 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the SW by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.7
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.8
NE
9
0.7
NE
10
0.6
NE
10
0.6
NE
10
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
103
101
82
79
77
53
62
62
99
85
90
92
94
92
90
106
90
74
58
46
54
55
56
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
NNE
5
E
5
ESE
0
S
5
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SW
Wind State
off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:45AM2.13m
8:17PM2.30m
8:39AM2.18m
9:06PM2.33m
9:29AM2.21m
Low Tide
1:29AM0.47m
1:49PM0.31m
2:22AM0.40m
2:38PM0.28m
3:12AM0.35m
3:25PM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:05
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:51
5:52
5:52
 mm
1
Temp °C
14
13
14
16
16
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
12
13
14
16
15
13
13
Feels °C
13
12
14
16
15
14
15
14
13
12
13
13
14
13
11
11
9
8
9
11
10
7
7
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