Matauri Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.04° S 173.91° E

Matauri Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matauri Bay sea temperature is
16.0° C
0.6° 

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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Matauri Bay at 2AM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)1ft (0.3m)6s
Afternoon (08 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Evening (08 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
7
0.2
ENE
15
0.3
ESE
6
0.1
NE
15
0.3
ESE
6
0.1
NE
16
0.8
N
4
0.2
ESE
7
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
1.6
N
7
1.5
N
7
1.6
N
7
1.8
N
7
0.1
NE
13
2
N
8
1.8
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
21
8
9
10
10
19
7
7
7
222
208
220
286
7
458
377
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
15
N
20
NNE
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
N
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
10
WNW
5
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
2:27AM2.02m
3:11PM2.00m
3:28AM2.00m
4:19PM2.03m
Low Tide
8:08PM0.74m
8:41AM0.59m
9:15PM0.75m
9:45AM0.58m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
rain showers
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:46
5:47
 mm
1
1
6
13
7
1
Temp °C
11
11
11
12
13
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
9
9
9
9
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
10
10
10
13
13
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