Matauri Bay surf break

Matauri Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 02 Dec 2025 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
20.8° C
(Which is 2.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Matauri Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Matauri Bay at 11PM is: 0.4m 16s primary swell from a North direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Dec)--
Afternoon (02 Dec)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (02 Dec)1.5ft (0.4m)16s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Friday
05
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
1.3
N
1.3
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
1.1
N
0.4
N
0.5
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.5
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
Period(s) (?)10101616161566141471481420181818181716161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)9290807975701241306666120643559119106155227225217193183246246
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNW
15
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
30
NW
35
WNW
30
W
30
SW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:53PM
2.10
6:35AM
2.08
6:50PM
2.15
7:33AM
2.19
7:47PM
2.19
8:30AM
2.27
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:07AM
0.44
12:36PM
0.59
1:03AM
0.36
1:33PM
0.52
1:58AM
0.29
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Friday
05
Sunrise-----6:03-------6:03-------6:03--
Sunset-8:22-------8:23-------8:24------
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-1--211121--------------
Temp. °C222221202021222221191717161618181919171717162023
Feels °C (?)2323212018202119161512119911111314131314141821
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