Matauri Bay Surf Break

Matauri Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.04° S 173.91° E

Issued: 5 pm 06 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matauri Bay sea temperature is
16.8° 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.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Matauri Bay today (07 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Matauri Bay at 1AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 06). An open ocean swell of 2.2m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jul)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (07 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Evening (07 Jul)5ft (1.5m)8s

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

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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Mon night, light winds from the NNE by Tue afternoon).

Mon
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thu
9
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
2
N
8
1.8
N
8
1.5
N
8
1.2
N
8
1
N
8
0.8
N
7
0.7
E
11
0.8
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
102
108
110
108
75
73
72
73
566
428
282
173
111
69
121
158
156
150
144
141
139
139
108
102
Wind (km/h)
35
NW
30
NW
30
NNW
40
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
N
15
NNE
15
SSE
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
00:20AM2.02m
12:36PM1.91m
1:07AM2.02m
1:28PM1.92m
1:57AM2.02m
Low Tide
5:46PM0.63m
6:24AM0.62m
6:33PM0.68m
7:13AM0.62m
7:27PM0.72m
8:07AM0.61m
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<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
—
—
—
—
—
—
5:27
 mm
1
1
1
3
3
2
2
4
2
2
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
15
13
12
12
13
13
13
15
15
13
12
12
11
11
12
13
Feels °C
5
6
7
5
8
7
8
9
13
10
8
7
7
7
8
10
10
8
8
7
7
6
8
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
2
N
8
1.8
N
8
1.5
N
8
1.2
N
8
1
N
8
0.8
N
7
0.7
E
11
0.8
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
11
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
E
10
Energy kJ
102
108
110
108
75
73
72
73
566
428
282
173
111
69
121
158
156
150
144
141
139
139
108
102
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
—
—
—
—
—
0.1
NW
17
0.1
NW
17
0.3
N
11
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.6
N
7
0.4
N
7
0.3
NNW
7
0.3
N
8
0.3
N
8
0.2
NNE
8
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NW
7
Energy kJ
—
—
—
—
—
11
11
21
78
82
77
74
73
49
38
17
10
10
10
6
3
3
3
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
0.1
NW
18
0.4
N
11
0.4
N
11
0.3
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
E
12
0.3
E
12
—
—
0.1
NE
8
—
—
—
0.1
NW
7
0.1
NW
8
0.1
NW
7
0.1
W
11
Energy kJ
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
12
38
38
21
9
12
26
—
—
3
—
—
—
2
2
2
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
NW
7
1.7
NNW
7
1.7
NNW
7
2.2
NNW
7
2.2
NNW
8
2.1
NNW
8
2.2
NNW
8
2.3
NNW
8
—
—
—
0.4
S
3
0.6
S
3
0.8
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.4
SSW
3
0.5
S
3
0.5
SSW
3
0.6
SSW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.2
WSW
2
Energy kJ
340
294
305
472
650
592
629
704
—
—
—
2
7
17
13
3
5
6
7
5
3
2
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Whiritoa
Coromandel
Whitianga
Coromandel
O'Neills Bay
Auckland
O'Neills Bay
Auckland
O'Neills Bay
Auckland
Whananaki Beach
Northland
Marsden Point
Northland
Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks
Northland
Coopers Beach
Northland
Takou Bay
Northland
Tauranga Bay
Northland
Taipa Bay
Northland
Taipa Bay
Northland
Taipa Bay
Northland
Tauranga Bay
Northland
Tauranga Bay
Northland
Takou Bay
Northland
Takou Bay
Northland
Wainui Bay
Northland
Wainui Bay
Northland
Wainui Bay
Northland
Wainui Bay
Northland
Matauri Bay
Northland
Wainui Bay
Northland
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
5
5
5
1
1
5
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
306
255
210
210
210
73
104
72
37
7
9
41
41
41
9
9
7
7
6
6
6
6
0
6
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Mangawhai Heads
Daniels Reef
Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks
Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes
The Ledge
The Ledge
Goat Island Reef
Pakiri beach
Paparahi Point
The Ledge
The Ledge
Takou Bay
Takou Bay
Moureeses
Moureeses
Henderson Bay
Takou Bay
Moureeses
The Ledge
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
5
5
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Smoothwater Bay
West Coast South Island
Stent Road
Taranaki
Whatipu
Auckland
Little Wanganui
West Coast South Island
Stent Road
Taranaki
Oakura Beach
Taranaki
Westport Breakwater
West Coast South Island
Weld Road
Taranaki
Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes
Northland
Raglan-Whale Bay
Raglan and West Waikato
Diners Beach
Gisborne and Mahia
Diners Beach
Gisborne and Mahia
Raglan-Indicators
Raglan and West Waikato
Raglan-Indicators
Raglan and West Waikato
Raglan-Indicators
Raglan and West Waikato
Punakaiki
West Coast South Island
Fox River
West Coast South Island
Westport Breakwater
West Coast South Island
Blaketown Wedge
West Coast South Island
Blaketown Wedge
West Coast South Island
Blaketown Wedge
West Coast South Island
Papatowai
Catlins
Papatowai
Catlins
Papatowai
Catlins
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
5
5
6
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
6
6
7
Header Global
Puertecillo
Chile
Cobblestones
Australia
Cobblestones
Australia
Greenmeadows
New Zealand
Cobblestones
Australia
Cobblestones
Australia
Cobblestones
Australia
Cobblestones
Australia
Gas Bay
Australia
Cyclops
Australia
Gas Bay
Australia
Cobblestones
Australia
Cloudbreak
Fiji
Trial Harbour
Australia
Trial Harbour
Australia
Trial Harbour
Australia
Trial Harbour
Australia
Trial Harbour
Australia
Cobblestones
Australia
Lucky Point
Philippines
Lucky Point
Philippines
Lucky Point
Philippines
Lucky Point
Philippines
Lucky Point
Philippines
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
5
9
8
8
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
7
8
9
9
9
9
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