Matauri Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.04° S 173.91° E

Matauri Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matauri Bay sea temperature is
16.0°C
0.7° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Matauri Bay at 5AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 05). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (06 Sep)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (06 Sep)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sat night, strong winds from the NW by Sun night).

Sunday
6
Monday
7
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
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
19
19
18
18
17
16
16
16
16
16
8
8
8
8
8
8
Wind (km/h)
10
W
5
WSW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NNW
35
NNW
35
NW
45
NW
30
NW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
2:12AM1.99m
2:58PM2.01m
3:17AM1.95m
4:06PM2.02m
Low Tide
7:56PM0.71m
8:25AM0.60m
9:03PM0.72m
9:32AM0.59m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:08
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
12
14
13
14
15
16
15
16
16
16
16
15
16
17
14
13
Feels °C
11
10
12
10
10
11
12
11
12
11
11
9
9
12
13
12
11
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