Matauri Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.04° S 173.91° E

Matauri Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matauri Bay sea temperature is
17.2°C
0.9° 

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 (26 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Matauri Bay at 11PM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 26). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)--
Afternoon (26 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Evening (26 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue morning, calm by Wed morning).

Mon
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
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)
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
15
0.1
N
14
0.7
NNE
8
1.1
N
7
0.1
N
14
0.9
N
7
0.8
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.7
N
6
0.2
NNE
9
0.1
N
13
0.3
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
10
9
9
9
9
4
4
4
60
131
4
79
59
44
40
7
3
9
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
35
WNW
25
WNW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
WSW
20
NNW
30
WNW
25
W
20
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
8:38PM2.15m
9:13AM2.18m
9:26PM2.19m
10:02AM2.25m
Low Tide
2:20PM0.57m
2:45AM0.41m
3:07PM0.52m
3:32AM0.35m
3:56PM0.48m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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6:28
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6:26
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7:47
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6
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Temp °C
18
17
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
18
14
12
11
11
14
15
18
16
14
Feels °C
14
13
13
13
13
14
13
12
14
17
12
9
8
9
12
10
11
10
10
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