Matauri Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.04° S 173.91° E

Matauri Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matauri Bay sea temperature is
16.5° 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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Matauri Bay at 6PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (20 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (20 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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)
0
0
0
0
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
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.8
ESE
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.2
ESE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
51
50
49
48
48
56
31
59
97
86
79
115
95
46
32
31
24
22
15
15
11
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
NE
0
ENE
5
S
10
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
ESE
20
E
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:16PM2.10m
00:37AM2.17m
1:04PM2.04m
1:23AM2.08m
1:54PM1.98m
Low Tide
6:13PM0.53m
6:45AM0.50m
7:02PM0.65m
7:33AM0.58m
7:52PM0.76m
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:34
5:35
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
11
13
14
14
14
12
12
12
14
15
14
13
12
11
10
10
10
13
15
13
12
Feels °C
9
11
13
13
12
9
9
9
10
11
11
10
9
8
7
7
8
11
12
10
10
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