Matauri Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.04° S 173.91° E

Matauri Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matauri Bay sea temperature is
16.1° C
0.8° 

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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Matauri Bay at 9AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (16 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (16 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun morning, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun night, light winds from the WSW by Tue morning).

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
SE
9
0.4
ESE
9
1.4
SE
8
1.3
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.8
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
94
92
68
50
49
32
36
20
30
264
262
445
612
492
445
265
216
146
106
106
82
76
52
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SSW
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
S
25
S
15
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
10:17AM2.21m
10:35PM2.28m
11:01AM2.19m
11:18PM2.22m
11:44AM2.14m
Low Tide
3:58AM0.34m
4:11PM0.37m
4:42AM0.37m
4:56PM0.47m
5:25AM0.44m
5:41PM0.58m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:03
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:53
5:53
 mm
1
3
4
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
14
12
11
10
10
8
6
7
11
12
10
9
9
9
11
11
12
14
11
10
Feels °C
7
8
8
8
7
6
6
6
2
-1
0
4
6
3
4
5
5
7
8
10
11
5
6
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