
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Matauri Bay today (05 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Matauri Bay at 5PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 05). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (05 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (05 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Matauri Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun morning, strong winds from the NW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wed 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | N 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
335 | 277 | 326 | 397 | 257 | 208 | 172 | 175 | 136 | 133 | 102 | 106 | 108 | 106 | 102 | 1014 | 1108 | 971 | 741 | 512 | 318 | 243 | 127 | 71 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:07AM1.90m | 11:35PM2.02m | 11:50AM1.91m | 00:20AM2.02m | 12:36PM1.91m | 1:07AM2.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:02PM0.60m | 5:40AM0.61m | 5:46PM0.63m | 6:24AM0.62m | 6:33PM0.68m | |||||||||||||||||||
7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | |
— | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 11 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | N 9 | N 9 | N 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | ESE 6 |
335 | 277 | 326 | 397 | 257 | 208 | 172 | 175 | 136 | 133 | 102 | 106 | 108 | 106 | 102 | 73 | 72 | 971 | 741 | 512 | 318 | 243 | 127 | 59 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NE 6 | — | N 11 | NE 9 | — | — | — | NW 11 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 17 | NW 17 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NNE 8 |
42 | 21 | — | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | 20 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | 45 | 73 | 78 | 82 | 77 | 73 | 71 | 64 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NW 7 | — | N 11 | W 11 | — | — | — | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 12 | NW 18 | NNE 11 | NNE 11 | N 11 | E 12 | E 8 |
23 | 15 | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 13 | 43 | 24 | 10 | 11 | 71 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNW 6 | NNW 4 | N 5 | NNW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 9 | — | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SE 6 | S 4 |
— | — | 30 | 29 | 53 | 239 | 420 | 340 | 194 | 251 | 294 | 310 | 363 | 481 | 880 | 1014 | 1108 | — | — | — | 5 | 18 | 87 | 13 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 40 | 73 | 205 | 371 | 104 | 108 | 86 | 104 | 104 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 123 | 80 | 53 | 37 | 9 | 9 | 41 | 41 | 41 |
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