Matauri Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.04° S 173.91° E

Matauri Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matauri Bay sea temperature is
16.5° C
0.8° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Matauri Bay at 2AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (23 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (23 Jul)1ft (0.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
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)
0.5
E
6
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
12
0.3
NE
7
0.3
E
7
0.2
ESE
11
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
E
11
0.6
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
13
12
11
11
10
10
11
11
13
10
11
11
15
21
32
31
37
73
Wind (km/h)
10
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
10
NW
10
W
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
15
NW
25
NW
30
NW
35
NW
35
NW
30
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:54PM1.98m
2:09AM2.00m
2:49PM1.92m
2:57AM1.93m
3:47PM1.89m
Low Tide
7:52PM0.76m
8:23AM0.67m
8:46PM0.84m
9:15AM0.73m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
mod rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:35
5:35
5:36
 mm
7
5
Temp °C
15
14
12
12
12
12
13
14
15
14
13
12
12
13
14
15
15
14
15
Feels °C
12
11
10
9
9
9
11
12
12
11
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
10
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