Matauri Bay surf break

Matauri Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 20 Apr 2026 NZST
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Matauri Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Matauri Bay sea temperature is
20.4° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Matauri Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Matauri Bay at 12PM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 20). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 18s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)5ft (1.5m)7s
Afternoon (20 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (20 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
NNE
1.1
NNE
1.5
N
1.4
N
1.4
N
1.4
N
1
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.9
N
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
Period(s) (?)887777777777777111111111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)15314923920619518910262474547474536885857841231161141128182
Wind
(km/h)
30
NW
25
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
5
WSW
10
SSE
10
SSW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
10
SE
20
SSE
20
S
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
offglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:43AM
2.25
10:18PM
2.32
10:36AM
2.22
11:09PM
2.29
11:29AM
2.16
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:23AM
0.44
3:48PM
0.29
4:17AM
0.45
4:40PM
0.32
5:13AM
0.48
5:34PM
0.38
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thu
23
Sunrise--6:50-------6:52-------6:52-----
Sunset----5:53-------5:52-------5:52---
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
4--122---2211-----------
Temp. °C161617171615151515141416181513131211121516141212
Feels °C (?)10111313131213131313121516129997712131089
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