Matauri Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.04° S 173.91° E

Matauri Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matauri Bay sea temperature is
16.3° C
0.8° 

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 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Matauri Bay at 12AM is: 1.3m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)--
Afternoon (02 Aug)1ft (0.3m)16s
Evening (02 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Sat night, light winds from the SW by Sun night).

Sat
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
16
0.9
ESE
11
1
E
5
1.3
E
5
1.5
E
6
1.8
E
7
1.8
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.2
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
41
202
43
88
167
352
408
331
191
147
91
71
52
38
28
27
26
24
23
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:50PM2.08m
10:05AM1.99m
10:30PM2.10m
10:47AM2.01m
Low Tide
3:22PM0.54m
3:53AM0.57m
4:00PM0.54m
4:33AM0.55m
4:41PM0.57m
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:43
5:43
 mm
2
2
5
1
1
Temp °C
13
12
12
12
12
11
10
12
13
12
11
11
11
12
13
15
16
13
12
Feels °C
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
7
8
8
8
8
8
10
10
12
12
10
9
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