Matauri Bay surf break

Matauri Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 13 Feb 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
21.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Matauri Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Matauri Bay at 5AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (13 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (13 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)13s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.6
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
Period(s) (?)77777713131313131313121212121212128101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)314273242203183132858484848483784746464545454447123156175
Wind
(km/h)
20
E
10
NE
5
ENE
10
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
N
0
SW
5
WSW
10
SSE
15
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crossglassglasscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:17AM
1.83
5:14PM
1.79
6:14AM
1.86
6:15PM
1.80
7:06AM
1.90
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:40PM
0.86
11:14AM
0.96
11:38PM
0.84
12:11PM
0.92
12:36AM
0.79
1:03PM
0.85
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Sunrise---6:54-------6:54-------6:56----
Sunset-------8:21-------8:20-------8:19
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-1-2111--3332-----------
Temp. °C222222222222232322212020222221201717171819212119
Feels °C (?)222425242424252625252321232119161313131414161614
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