Matauri Bay Surf Break

Matauri Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.04° S 173.91° E

Issued: 5 am 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Matauri Bay sea temperature is
16.9° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Matauri Bay at 10AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)5ft (1.6m)13s
Afternoon (04 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (04 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun morning, strong winds from the N by Mon night).

Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tue
7
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
E
13
1.6
E
12
1.6
E
13
1.5
E
12
1.7
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.4
E
12
1.4
E
12
1.3
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.3
ENE
11
1.1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
800
787
809
689
870
635
544
526
416
403
335
277
272
397
262
172
175
175
136
131
131
138
108
108
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
30
N
30
NNW
25
NW
15
W
10
SW
5
W
10
WNW
20
NNW
20
NW
40
NNW
45
WNW
25
W
20
WNW
30
WNW
25
NW
35
NW
40
NW
30
NW
25
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:25AM1.90m
10:54PM2.03m
11:07AM1.90m
11:35PM2.02m
11:50AM1.91m
Low Tide
4:19AM0.61m
4:22PM0.57m
4:59AM0.61m
5:02PM0.60m
5:40AM0.61m
5:46PM0.63m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:24
5:24
5:25
 mm
1
5
4
1
1
5
2
1
1
1
1
2
4
Temp °C
14
14
15
15
15
15
14
15
13
13
13
15
15
15
15
13
11
11
11
12
13
13
11
12
Feels °C
10
10
11
10
10
10
9
11
11
12
12
13
12
11
8
4
6
6
5
6
5
5
4
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
E
13
1.6
E
12
1.6
E
13
1.5
E
12
1.7
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.4
E
12
1.4
E
12
1.3
E
11
1.3
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.3
ENE
11
1.1
E
10
0.9
E
10
1.2
NW
7
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
Energy kJ
800
787
809
689
870
635
544
526
416
403
335
277
272
397
262
172
135
175
136
131
131
138
108
108
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
10
0.5
NE
6
1.2
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
6
0.7
NNW
6
0.5
NNW
6
0.5
NE
6
0.1
N
11
0.3
NE
6
0.9
E
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NW
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.3
NW
12
0.1
N
9
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
15
107
55
35
22
15
2
6
175
4
5
13
22
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
10
0.5
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
6
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
3
2
15
20
20
20
3
4
1
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NNE
4
1
N
5
1.3
N
5
1.3
NNW
6
1.5
NW
6
0.6
NNW
6
1
NW
4
1.4
NNW
5
1.7
NW
7
1.8
NW
7
0.9
NNW
6
1
NW
6
0.9
NW
6
1
NW
6
1.3
NNW
6
1.5
NW
7
1.9
NW
7
Energy kJ
14
43
87
100
164
24
36
94
248
346
69
68
64
73
124
210
362
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
5
5
6
Distance (km)
68
68
70
325
539
539
529
72
0
0
0
0
86
73
325
104
0
0
40
73
73
230
210
319
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
2
3
4
3
4
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
6
5
8
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
5
8
7
6
6
5
6
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
5
6
5
6
8
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