Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Matauri Bay today (11 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Matauri Bay at 12AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (11 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (11 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Matauri Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NNE 8 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 264 | 223 | 218 | 191 | 226 | 287 | 315 | 318 | 311 | 316 | 295 | 311 | 338 | 367 | 389 | 289 | 342 | 213 | 182 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 5:25PM2.09m | 5:44AM2.03m | 6:26PM2.16m | 6:47AM2.08m | 7:24PM2.24m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:29PM0.65m | 11:56AM0.46m | 00:31AM0.56m | 12:56PM0.37m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | N 12 | NW 12 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 264 | 223 | 218 | 191 | 226 | 287 | 315 | 318 | 311 | 316 | 295 | 311 | 338 | 3 | 6 | 289 | 321 | 213 | 182 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | E 12 | E 12 | N 13 | N 13 | — | SE 11 | — | N 12 | N 12 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 5 | — | 3 | 3 | 65 | 36 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 15 | E 9 | N 14 | — | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | N 13 | NE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 | W 11 |
| kJ | 4 | 1 | 4 | — | — | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 8 | E 6 | NE 7 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 367 | 389 | 47 | 342 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 40 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 64 | 64 | 37 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 52 | 0 | 0 |
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