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Matauri Bay surf break

Matauri Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Thursday 15 Jan 2026 NZDT
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Matauri Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Matauri Bay sea temperature is
20.8° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Matauri Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Matauri Bay at 4PM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)1ft (0.3m)11s
Afternoon (15 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Evening (15 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.7
NNE
0.8
NNE
1
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.8
NE
0.9
NE
0.8
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
1
NE
1.1
NE
1
NE
0.9
ENE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.6
NE
Period(s) (?)81155887788881099989999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)23302433107887977679975109154159179152114281294287255287330379
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
15
WNW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
SE
20
E
20
E
15
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
30
ESE
35
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		onononcross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:57PM
1.83
6:52AM
1.89
6:50PM
1.83
7:40AM
1.92
7:40PM
1.85
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:56AM
0.92
12:18AM
0.77
12:47PM
0.89
1:09AM
0.74
1:35PM
0.84
1:56AM
0.68
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise-------6:26-------6:26-------6:28
Sunset---8:40-------8:39-------8:39----
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
Rain (mm)
11----21--------------15
Temp. °C222122222120191921232424201717172021212119191919
Feels °C (?)222121222120201921212022181616171919192119181615
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