Matauri Bay surf break

Matauri Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 11 Jul 2025 NZST
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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
16.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Matauri Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Matauri Bay at 1AM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 1.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 11). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (12 Jul)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (12 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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

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Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
N
2
N
1.9
N
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
E
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
1.2
NE
1
NNE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.8
ESE
1
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
Period(s) (?)9881212121212121212121212121212121111111111111111111111111111111110101010111111551010101010991010109999101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)1170810802785515413407339374333271271304302300271266262257253248202203199195156158163128117143132125120105105799193108117104129507494159199236257293334328216177150123143128133
Wind
(km/h)
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
25
W
25
W
25
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
W
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
15
SW
15
W
15
W
20
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
20
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
W
0
E
10
NE
15
NE
25
NE
30
NE
15
ENE
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
40
W
40
WSW
45
SW
35
SW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:24PM
2.05
8:29AM
1.95
9:07PM
2.09
9:15AM
1.98
9:49PM
2.12
10:01AM
2.00
10:32PM
2.14
10:48AM
2.02
11:17PM
2.15
11:35AM
2.03
12:04AM
2.14
12:24PM
2.03
12:54AM
2.13
1:17PM
2.03
1:46AM
2.11
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:21AM
0.67
2:36PM
0.53
3:06AM
0.61
3:17PM
0.49
3:51AM
0.55
4:00PM
0.47
4:35AM
0.52
4:45PM
0.48
5:21AM
0.50
5:32PM
0.51
6:09AM
0.49
6:23PM
0.56
7:00AM
0.50
7:19PM
0.62
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunrise----7:31-------7:30-------7:30-------7:30-------7:28-------7:28-------7:28-------
Sunset------5:28-------5:29-------5:30-------5:30-------5:30-------5:30-------5:31-----
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Rain (mm)
2-------1-------------------------------13241-1-------------
Temp. °C151414141416151413131313141414131312111112151513121112141416151313131212131414141415151414161513141313131314141313121311
Feels °C (?)121010101012111110111111121212111110891012121098899111199109101211101091313121112106646679878897
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