Matauri Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.04° S 173.91° E

Matauri Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matauri Bay sea temperature is
16.5°C
0.4° 

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 (22 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Matauri Bay at 11AM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Afternoon (22 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Evening (22 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
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
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
12
0.5
NE
12
0.5
NE
11
0.5
NE
11
0.5
NE
11
0.5
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
71
68
63
59
58
57
29
27
27
26
25
25
25
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
7
7
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
S
5
SSW
15
NNW
20
NW
0
WSW
20
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
15
N
15
N
10
N
0
SSE
10
S
5
S
5
S
0
ENE
15
N
15
NNW
20
NW
10
W
Wind State
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
4:43AM1.73m
5:23PM1.88m
5:47AM1.79m
6:14PM1.94m
6:43AM1.88m
7:03PM2.02m
Low Tide
10:53AM0.82m
11:31PM0.76m
11:53AM0.78m
00:23AM0.68m
12:46PM0.71m
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:31
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Temp °C
11
10
12
15
16
18
12
12
11
11
13
15
15
15
14
13
13
13
14
15
16
16
16
Feels °C
9
8
11
12
12
17
8
9
9
9
12
12
12
13
14
12
12
12
14
13
13
13
14
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