Matauri Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.04° S 173.91° E

Matauri Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matauri Bay sea temperature is
15.2°C
0.5° 

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 (02 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Matauri Bay at 7PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Afternoon (02 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (02 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the E by Sun afternoon).

Fri
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
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
1 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
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
10
0.3
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
1.9
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
10
10
10
9
7
9
15
30
30
44
44
62
70
71
71
71
71
83
81
378
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
10
NNE
20
NNW
10
NW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
15
N
15
NNW
5
NNE
10
S
10
S
5
S
10
SSE
10
SE
15
SSE
30
E
35
E
35
E
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
12:45PM2.18m
1:06AM2.09m
1:39PM2.12m
2:02AM2.02m
2:40PM2.05m
Low Tide
6:48PM0.58m
7:12AM0.49m
7:46PM0.62m
8:11AM0.54m
8:48PM0.65m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
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7:01
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6:58
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6:58
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7:27
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7:28
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7:29
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1
6
8
8
Temp °C
13
14
14
15
13
12
11
11
12
15
15
16
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
Feels °C
12
12
10
13
10
10
9
9
11
12
11
15
11
10
10
10
10
10
8
7
7
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