Matauri Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.04° S 173.91° E

Matauri Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 10 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matauri Bay sea temperature is
16.1° 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 (10 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Matauri Bay at 8AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Aug)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (10 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (10 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed night, min 11°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
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)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
N
8
1.7
N
8
1.6
N
8
1.5
N
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
9
1.5
NNE
9
1.4
NNE
9
1.4
NNE
9
1.5
NNE
9
1.4
NNE
9
1.5
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.5
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
470
383
333
294
264
229
226
191
232
281
359
318
311
324
280
319
338
330
319
314
299
191
181
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
5
SE
10
E
10
E
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
15
ESE
20
E
15
E
15
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
25
E
25
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:36AM2.00m
5:25PM2.09m
5:44AM2.03m
6:26PM2.16m
6:47AM2.08m
7:24PM2.24m
Low Tide
10:51AM0.53m
11:29PM0.65m
11:56AM0.46m
00:31AM0.56m
12:56PM0.37m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:09
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:49
5:49
5:50
 mm
1
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
12
11
11
14
15
14
12
11
11
11
12
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
16
Feels °C
10
9
9
13
13
12
10
8
9
8
9
10
11
11
10
10
10
10
12
12
13
13
15
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