
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Matauri Bay today (26 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Matauri Bay at 11PM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 26). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Matauri Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue morning, calm by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 26 | Tuesday 27 | Wednesday 28 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 15 | N 14 | NNE 8 | N 7 | N 14 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | NNE 9 | N 13 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 60 | 131 | 4 | 79 | 59 | 44 | 40 | 7 | 3 | 9 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 8:38PM2.15m | 9:13AM2.18m | 9:26PM2.19m | 10:02AM2.25m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:20PM0.57m | 2:45AM0.41m | 3:07PM0.52m | 3:32AM0.35m | 3:56PM0.48m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 14 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NNE 9 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NW 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 6 | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NNW 6 |
10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 116 | 131 | 106 | 79 | 59 | 44 | 40 | 7 | 3 | 30 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NNE 10 | NE 9 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | E 11 | NE 10 | N 12 | — | NNE 8 | E 11 | E 11 | NW 11 | E 13 | E 13 | NE 9 | E 14 | NE 7 | NE 8 |
4 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 3 | — | 60 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | NE 7 | E 15 | N 14 | E 11 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | NW 11 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | E 14 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NW 6 | NNW 7 | — | — | S 2 | — | — | SSE 3 | — | NNW 6 | NW 6 | WSW 2 |
13 | 19 | 13 | 20 | 32 | 49 | 61 | 176 | 259 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 53 | 54 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 529 | 123 | 118 | 108 | 377 | 316 | 328 | 652 | 65 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 123 | 539 | 6 | 529 |
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