Matauri Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.04° S 173.91° E

Matauri Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matauri Bay sea temperature is
15.8°C
0.3° 

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 (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Matauri Bay at 3AM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Afternoon (24 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (24 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
24
Friday
25
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
0.1
NE
11
0.4
S
3
0.4
S
3
0.2
ESE
7
1
ESE
7
1.1
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
ESE
7
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.2
E
15
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.3
E
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
5
5
5
5
111
134
54
45
28
19
18
17
17
14
14
32
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
15
E
10
ENE
5
ENE
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WNW
15
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:26AM1.79m
5:59PM1.93m
6:18AM1.87m
6:45PM2.00m
Low Tide
11:13PM0.83m
11:37AM0.77m
00:02AM0.74m
12:25PM0.69m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:21
6:22
 mm
Temp °C
11
11
10
10
11
13
12
13
11
10
10
10
11
13
15
14
12
Feels °C
6
7
5
6
7
9
9
11
7
6
6
7
8
9
11
9
9
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