Matauri Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.04° S 173.91° E

Issued: 5 pm 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Matauri Bay sea temperature is

16.7° C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Matauri Bay today (12 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Matauri Bay at 2AM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	9s
Afternoon (12 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	9s
Evening (12 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Sat 11			Sunday 12								Monday 13								Tue 14
	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	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM
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
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 10	N 5
Wave Graph
kJ	173	394	250	358	192	184	271	90	68	66	106	83	47	46	46	30	54	56	32	31	18	17	11	29
Wind (km/h)	ESE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	E	NE	NE	ENE	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	WNW	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off
High Tide		4:38PM2.04m				4:52AM2.05m				5:41PM2.12m				5:56AM2.08m					6:42PM2.20m				6:59AM2.12m
Low Tide				10:41PM0.71m				11:07AM0.48m				11:43PM0.63m					12:09PM0.41m				00:44AM0.55m


	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—
	5:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:29	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30
mm	—	2	2	1	—	—	—	1	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	1	—
Temp °C	13	12	12	13	12	12	11	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	14	15	15	14	14	14	15	15	15	15
Feels °C	10	8	8	9	8	8	7	10	9	11	11	11	11	10	11	11	10	9	9	9	10	10	13	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	N 12	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	ESE 9	ENE 4	ENE 4	NE 4	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 8	N 5
kJ	173	209	3	245	192	184	144	90	68	66	106	83	47	11	10	9	54	56	32	31	18	17	7	29
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 11	N 11	N 11	NE 12	N 11	N 11	NE 10	N 11	ENE 4	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	NE 12	NE 12	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	ESE 10	NW 6
kJ	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	6	2	2	4	2	6	46	46	30	5	5	5	5	5	5	11	24
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 12	—	—	—	—	—	W 16	N 11	NE 10	N 10	N 11	NE 12	NE 10	NE 12	NE 12	ESE 11	N 10	N 9	NE 9	NE 9	N 11	N 10	NE 11	ESE 10
kJ	3	—	—	—	—	—	5	2	4	2	2	6	4	6	6	24	2	2	3	3	2	2	5	19
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	—	—	ESE 9	E 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	—	—	—	—	NE 4	NE 4	N 4	N 3	N 4	N 4	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 6	—
kJ	—	394	250	358	—	—	271	22	23	17	—	—	—	—	10	7	7	8	14	41	64	78	71	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Tauranga Bay Northland	Tauranga Bay Northland	Taronui Bay-Bombora Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Taronui Bay-Bombora Northland	Taronui Bay-Bombora Northland	Taronui Bay-Bombora Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	The Box Northland	Taipa Bay Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Taupo Bay Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Okupe Beach Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Ruapuke Raglan and West Waikato	Muriwai Beach Auckland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	O'Neills Bay Auckland	Wainui Bay Northland	Wainui Bay Northland
Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	4	4	1	4	1	4	1	1	2	3	1	2	2	3	2	1	1
Distance (km)	9	9	12	41	12	12	12	72	80	41	68	19	68	65	43	325	206	86	108	108	108	210	6	6
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	The Ledge	The Ledge	Taronui Bay	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	The Ledge	The Ledge	The Ledge	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	The Box	The Box	The Box	Taupo Bay	The Box	The Box	Elliot Bay			Ngunguru Bar	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach		Takou Bay	Takou Bay
Rating (10 max)	1	3	1	4	1	1	2	4	4	4	4	1	4	4	1			1	2	2	3		1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Fox River West Coast South Island	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Piha North Auckland	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Piha North Auckland	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Smoothwater Bay West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3
Header Global	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Etang-Sale Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Saint Leu Reunion	Bluff Panama	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Injidup Carpark Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Puertecillo Chile
Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	9	6

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