Matauri Bay Surf Break

Matauri Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.04° S 173.91° E

Issued: 11 pm 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Matauri Bay sea temperature is
16.9° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (06 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Matauri Bay at 5AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 05). An open ocean swell of 2.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (06 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (06 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun night, min 12°C on Sun night). Mainly strong winds.

Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
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
3 PM
6 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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
2.3
N
9
2.2
N
9
2.2
N
9
1.9
N
9
1.7
N
8
1.5
N
8
1.2
N
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.7
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
262
212
172
138
136
133
102
106
108
106
100
817
749
741
537
400
298
186
99
60
126
158
156
141
Wind (km/h)
30
N
40
NW
40
NW
35
WNW
35
WNW
40
NW
30
NW
30
NW
35
NNW
40
NNW
40
N
20
N
25
NNE
15
NNE
10
SE
25
S
30
S
35
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
WSW
25
SW
35
SSW
30
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:35PM2.02m
11:50AM1.91m
00:20AM2.02m
12:36PM1.91m
1:07AM2.02m
1:28PM1.92m
Low Tide
5:40AM0.61m
5:46PM0.63m
6:24AM0.62m
6:33PM0.68m
7:13AM0.62m
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:25
5:25
 mm
1
6
2
1
1
1
1
2
7
3
5
6
2
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
14
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
15
14
13
13
12
12
13
13
15
15
13
Feels °C
9
7
4
4
6
5
6
7
6
5
5
9
9
12
12
8
7
5
6
8
9
10
9
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
2.2
N
9
2.2
N
9
1.9
N
9
1.7
N
8
1.5
N
8
1.2
N
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.7
NNE
8
0.7
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
10
Energy kJ
262
212
172
138
136
133
102
106
108
106
100
73
749
741
537
400
298
186
99
60
126
158
156
141
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
9
0.3
NW
13
0.2
WNW
13
0.3
NW
18
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
N
8
0.4
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.2
NNW
8
Energy kJ
3
25
18
48
72
73
78
82
77
74
73
49
29
19
10
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
11
0.3
NW
17
0.3
N
12
0.5
N
11
0.4
NNE
11
0.3
NNE
11
0.2
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.3
E
12
0.1
W
5
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
8
Energy kJ
2
46
26
64
42
25
10
2
26
1
2
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
N
5
1.9
NNW
6
1.9
NNW
7
2
NW
8
1.6
NW
7
1.7
NNW
7
1.7
NNW
7
1.6
NNW
7
1.7
NNW
7
2
NNW
8
2.5
NNW
8
2.3
N
9
3
NNW
9
3
NNW
9
0.4
S
2
0.6
S
3
0.8
S
4
1
S
4
0.8
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
Energy kJ
54
246
323
489
268
251
294
273
297
464
979
817
1286
1288
2
7
18
34
21
14
14
15
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
1
1
1
1
2
1
5
5
5
9
5
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Distance (km)
210
448
108
104
104
104
255
104
210
210
210
80
72
26
9
12
41
41
41
7
6
239
241
26
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
9
5
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
6
6
5
4
6
5
7
6
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
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