Matauri Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.04° S 173.91° E

Matauri Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matauri Bay sea temperature is
16.0° C
0.6° 

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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Matauri Bay at 12PM is: 0.1m 16s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)1ft (0.3m)6s
Afternoon (08 Aug)2ft (0.6m)4s
Evening (08 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sun morning, calm by Mon morning).

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
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
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
6
0.1
NE
15
0.3
ESE
6
0.1
NE
16
0.6
N
4
1
N
5
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
1.5
N
6
1.6
N
7
1.9
N
7
2.2
N
7
2.2
N
8
1.9
N
8
1.7
N
8
1.7
N
8
1.6
N
8
1.5
N
8
1.3
N
8
1.3
N
8
1.2
N
8
1.2
N
8
1.1
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
9
10
10
9
41
7
7
184
220
321
522
566
435
337
350
310
266
201
196
163
168
145
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
10
N
15
N
20
NNE
25
N
25
N
25
N
30
N
25
N
25
NNW
30
N
30
NNW
25
NNW
15
WNW
10
W
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
0
S
10
N
5
NW
5
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
2:27AM2.02m
3:11PM2.00m
3:28AM2.00m
4:19PM2.03m
4:36AM2.00m
5:25PM2.09m
Low Tide
8:41AM0.59m
9:15PM0.75m
9:45AM0.58m
10:24PM0.71m
10:51AM0.53m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:11
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:46
5:47
5:49
 mm
1
1
1
4
7
3
1
Temp °C
12
12
13
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
15
15
14
13
12
12
12
14
14
14
13
Feels °C
10
9
9
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
11
13
13
12
10
10
11
14
12
13
12
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