Matauri Bay surf break

Matauri Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 16 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
20.9° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Matauri Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Matauri Bay at 3PM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 16). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)1ft (0.3m)11s
Afternoon (16 Apr)1ft (0.3m)11s
Evening (16 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.3
E
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
2
N
2.1
N
0.2
ESE
0.2
ESE
Period(s) (?)1111111111111414141414141313131312121212671211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2524242312916161636393658565553502928283144081313
Wind
(km/h)
25
W
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
W
15
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
40
NW
35
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
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)
6:27AM
2.08
6:56PM
2.05
7:15AM
2.16
7:47PM
2.16
8:04AM
2.22
8:37PM
2.25
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:34PM
0.53
12:56AM
0.55
1:23PM
0.43
1:43AM
0.49
2:10PM
0.34
2:31AM
0.45
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise6:48-------6:48-------6:50-------
Sunset--5:59-------5:58-------5:57-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
------------------122441
Temp. °C181919171515141416171817161617171919191919191918
Feels °C (?)151615141214121215151514141313131414141514141312
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