Matauri Bay surf break

Matauri Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 08 May 2026 NZST
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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
19.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Matauri Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Matauri Bay at 8AM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)5ft (1.6m)9s
Afternoon (08 May)6ft (1.9m)10s
Evening (08 May)5.5ft (1.7m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Fri night, light winds from the SW by Sun night).

Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
NE
10
1.7
NE
10
1.6
ENE
9
1.8
NE
10
1.9
NE
10
1.6
ENE
11
1.7
NE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
11
1.9
NE
13
1.9
NE
13
2.2
NE
12
2.2
NE
13
2.2
ENE
13
2.2
ENE
13
2.2
ENE
13
2.1
ENE
13
2
ENE
12
1.9
ENE
12
1.7
ENE
12
1.6
ENE
12
1.5
ENE
12
1.4
ENE
12
1.3
ENE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
535
524
450
611
716
573
652
610
523
1147
1211
1434
1457
1699
1673
1573
1458
1201
1013
861
725
603
503
387
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
25
N
30
N
35
N
25
NW
20
W
15
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:49AM1.82m
00:25AM1.90m
12:34PM1.78m
1:15AM1.88m
1:24PM1.75m
Low Tide
5:48AM0.73m
5:54PM0.70m
6:33AM0.75m
6:40PM0.74m
7:23AM0.77m
7:31PM0.77m
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:05
7:05
7:07
7:07
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5:35
5:34
5:32
5:31
1
1
1
9
7
1
2
3
Temp °C
18
18
19
19
19
18
18
18
16
16
17
18
18
15
15
14
14
14
15
18
17
16
15
15
16
16
16
17
16
14
13
16
14
14
15
14
14
11
12
11
11
10
12
14
13
13
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
NE
10
1.7
NE
10
1.6
ENE
9
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
1.6
ENE
11
1.7
NE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
11
1.9
NE
13
1.9
NE
13
2.2
NE
12
2.2
NE
13
2.2
ENE
13
2.2
ENE
13
2.2
ENE
13
2.1
ENE
13
2
ENE
12
1.9
ENE
12
1.7
ENE
12
1.6
ENE
12
1.5
ENE
12
1.4
ENE
12
1.3
ENE
11
Energy kJ
535
524
450
11
12
573
652
610
523
1147
1211
1434
1457
1699
1673
1573
1458
1201
1013
861
725
603
503
387
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
1.1
NNE
6
1.3
NNW
7
1
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
1
NW
6
0.8
NNW
6
0.6
NNW
6
0.6
NW
6
0.2
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.4
NW
6
0.3
NW
6
Energy kJ
11
11
11
11
98
161
99
73
9
9
71
47
25
23
9
2
14
14
14
8
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
12
0.8
NE
14
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
11
0.1
N
14
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
WNW
13
0.2
WNW
12
0.1
N
14
0.1
NW
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
W
14
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
Energy kJ
11
221
10
9
4
9
9
16
14
4
7
4
4
4
14
14
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
N
5
1.8
NE
10
1.9
NE
10
1.5
N
6
1.5
N
6
1.3
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
1
NNW
6
1.3
NW
6
1.1
NW
6
0.9
NW
6
0.6
WNW
6
0.5
WNW
6
0.5
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.3
SW
2
0.3
SW
2
Energy kJ
31
611
716
138
156
150
77
82
128
85
56
22
18
15
15
15
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
Distance (km)
122
108
68
101
325
539
542
543
543
40
0
0
0
65
86
73
101
0
0
0
0
0
19
6
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
1
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
5
6
7
7
6
8
7
6
5
7
7
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
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