Matauri Bay surf break

Matauri Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 02 Feb 2026 NZDT
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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
21.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Matauri Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Matauri Bay at 5AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am February 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (02 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (02 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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

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Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.7
N
0.8
N
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
NE
0.7
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
Period(s) (?)1010910109999121111111110101010101818171616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1251131099412210810812386199202198169134122120120117117999792133130
Wind
(km/h)
5
ESE
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
25
W
25
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
NNW
5
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:16PM
2.08
8:52AM
2.25
9:11PM
2.12
9:42AM
2.28
10:03PM
2.14
10:29AM
2.29
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:23AM
0.36
2:56PM
0.47
3:14AM
0.31
3:48PM
0.42
4:01AM
0.31
4:35PM
0.39
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Sunrise---6:43-------6:43-------6:45----
Sunset-------8:30-------8:30-------8:29
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C212222212224242322222121202023201717171719212020
Feels °C (?)242626242424242323242221181719161414151617191921
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