Matauri Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.04° S 173.91° E

Matauri Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Matauri Bay sea temperature is
15.7°C
0.2° 

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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Matauri Bay at 6AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)1ft (0.3m)12s
Afternoon (26 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (26 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 10°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SW by Sun night).

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
13
0.3
E
14
0.3
E
15
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.3
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
32
37
38
29
28
58
58
57
57
55
54
52
30
29
29
28
21
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
20
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
20
W
25
W
25
W
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
25
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
6:45PM2.00m
7:05AM1.95m
7:28PM2.07m
7:51AM2.04m
8:11PM2.14m
Low Tide
00:49AM0.65m
1:08PM0.61m
1:33AM0.56m
1:49PM0.55m
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Temp °C
12
12
11
11
13
16
15
14
12
12
12
13
14
16
16
15
14
Feels °C
9
9
8
8
8
11
10
9
8
8
8
9
9
10
9
9
10
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