Matauri Bay Surf Break

Matauri Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.04° S 173.91° E

Issued: 11 am 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Matauri Bay sea temperature is
16.9° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (05 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Matauri Bay at 5PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 05). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)4ft (1.2m)11s
Afternoon (05 Jul)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (05 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 42mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun morning, strong winds from the NW by Sun night).

Sun
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wed
8
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
1
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
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.3
ENE
11
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
2.5
N
8
2.5
N
9
2.5
N
9
2.2
N
9
1.9
N
8
1.6
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
335
277
326
397
257
208
172
175
136
133
102
106
108
106
102
1014
1108
971
741
512
318
243
127
71
Wind (km/h)
10
W
15
WNW
20
NW
20
NNW
30
N
35
NW
45
NW
30
WNW
30
NW
40
NW
35
NW
35
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
45
NNW
40
N
35
NNE
25
NNE
15
NE
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
S
30
S
30
SSW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:07AM1.90m
11:35PM2.02m
11:50AM1.91m
00:20AM2.02m
12:36PM1.91m
1:07AM2.02m
Low Tide
5:02PM0.60m
5:40AM0.61m
5:46PM0.63m
6:24AM0.62m
6:33PM0.68m
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:24
5:25
5:25
 mm
1
11
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
4
3
3
1
1
Temp °C
13
15
16
15
15
13
13
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
12
Feels °C
11
12
13
11
10
6
4
5
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
11
10
8
7
7
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.3
ENE
11
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
2.5
N
9
2.2
N
9
1.9
N
8
1.6
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
0.9
ESE
6
Energy kJ
335
277
326
397
257
208
172
175
136
133
102
106
108
106
102
73
72
971
741
512
318
243
127
59
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNW
6
0.6
NE
6
0.1
N
11
0.1
NE
9
0.3
NW
11
0.1
N
10
0.3
NW
17
0.3
NW
17
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.8
NNE
8
Energy kJ
42
21
2
3
20
2
47
45
73
78
82
77
73
71
64
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
6
0.4
NW
7
0.1
N
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
N
10
0.3
NNE
12
0.1
NW
18
0.4
NNE
11
0.3
NNE
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
E
12
0.7
E
8
Energy kJ
23
15
2
2
2
28
13
43
24
10
11
71
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
4
1.1
N
5
1.8
NNW
6
2.1
NW
7
1.8
NW
7
1.4
NW
7
1.7
NNW
7
1.7
NNW
7
1.7
NNW
7
1.8
NNW
7
2.1
NNW
8
2.5
N
8
2.5
N
8
2.5
N
9
0.5
SSE
3
0.8
SSE
4
1.1
SE
6
0.7
S
4
Energy kJ
30
29
53
239
420
340
194
251
294
310
363
481
880
1014
1108
5
18
87
13
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
4
4
1
1
2
1
1
5
5
5
5
9
9
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
40
73
205
371
104
108
86
104
104
210
210
210
210
123
80
53
37
9
9
41
41
41
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
9
9
2
5
8
2
1
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
4
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
5
7
6
9
9
4
5
8
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
6
5
5
5
9
8
8
8
7
8
5
5
5
7
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