Matauri Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.04° S 173.91° E

Matauri Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matauri Bay sea temperature is
16.0°C
0.8° 

Matauri Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Matauri Bay today (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Matauri Bay at 12PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 03). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (03 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (03 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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

16 DaysHourly
Print Table

Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
8
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
25
25
26
27
27
27
27
26
26
25
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
24
29
29
18
19
Wind (km/h)
10
W
15
W
15
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
5
SSW
10
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
SW
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:59AM2.12m
00:21AM2.10m
12:51PM2.08m
1:14AM2.04m
1:50PM2.03m
Low Tide
5:35AM0.50m
5:59PM0.63m
6:26AM0.54m
6:54PM0.67m
7:23AM0.57m
7:56PM0.71m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
—
6:41
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:39
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:37
—
—
—
—
—
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
—
—
—
—
—
6:06
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:07
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:07
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Temp °C
14
14
15
16
16
15
14
14
14
14
15
16
16
16
15
14
12
11
12
14
15
15
13
Feels °C
11
11
12
11
11
12
12
11
11
10
11
11
11
13
12
13
10
9
11
12
11
12
11
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

Latest Updates

Read more

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Matauri Bay surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.

View detailed surf forecast for Matauri Bay at:
surf-forecast.com

Nearest locationNearest