Matauri Bay surf break

Matauri Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Monday 01 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
20.7° 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 9AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 01). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Dec)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (01 Dec)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (01 Dec)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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

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Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thu
04
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
1
N
1.2
N
1.4
N
1.9
N
2.5
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
Period(s) (?)910101010101010101010101010776771514141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)110125161158158125125125125125121929290921281563216626766666563
Wind
(km/h)
20
W
15
W
20
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
5
WNW
5
NNW
0
NNW
0
NE
10
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
40
NW
40
NW
40
W
40
W
35
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:30AM
1.88
4:57PM
2.04
5:35AM
1.97
5:53PM
2.10
6:35AM
2.08
6:50PM
2.15
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:32AM
0.69
11:10PM
0.53
11:37AM
0.65
12:07AM
0.44
12:36PM
0.59
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thu
04
Sunrise-6:03-------6:03-------6:03------
Sunset-----8:22-------8:22-------8:23--
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-------1---2---121021-1--
Temp. °C181720212121191919192121222221202021212220181616
Feels °C (?)17161818182019212122242323222220201918171411810
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