Matauri Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.04° S 173.91° E

Matauri Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 14 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matauri Bay sea temperature is
16.8°C
1.0° 

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 (14 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Matauri Bay at 10PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 14). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Oct)--
Afternoon (14 Oct)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (14 Oct)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Thu morning, light winds from the ESE by Sat morning).

Wed
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
60
61
61
63
63
63
63
46
46
45
45
36
37
24
24
23
23
23
23
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
30
SW
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
25
W
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
11:10PM2.04m
11:42AM2.10m
11:48PM1.98m
12:20PM2.03m
Low Tide
4:58PM0.58m
5:17AM0.50m
5:40PM0.65m
5:56AM0.58m
6:22PM0.71m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:43
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6:41
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7:37
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7:37
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7:37
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1
3
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Temp °C
18
18
17
17
17
18
17
13
16
14
13
13
12
12
13
17
17
15
11
Feels °C
15
16
15
14
13
13
11
8
10
8
7
7
6
6
8
11
11
10
6
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