Matauri Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.04° S 173.91° E

Issued: 6 pm 06 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Matauri Bay sea temperature is

16.9°C

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 (07 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with N swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Matauri Bay at 3AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (07 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	7s
Afternoon (07 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	6s
Evening (07 Nov)	4.5ft (1.3m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Fri 6			Saturday 7								Sunday 8								Mon 9
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 7	NNE 6	N 6	NE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	N 14	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	N 13
Wave Graph
kJ	84	75	73	73	71	59	61	92	123	121	183	183	151	75	65	66	46	68	68	64	64	85
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NNW	N	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	NW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	ENE	E	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	on	cross-on
High Tide		6:18PM2.06m				6:53AM1.99m					7:07PM2.06m				7:43AM2.04m				7:54PM2.05m
Low Tide				00:30AM0.48m				12:53PM0.55m					1:18AM0.45m				1:40PM0.54m				2:04AM0.44m


	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—
	—	7:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:59	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:00	—	—	—	8:00
mm	3	—	—	2	5	4	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3
Temp °C	19	19	18	18	18	18	17	19	19	18	17	16	16	15	17	18	19	18	17	17	17	17
Feels °C	19	19	18	18	18	16	15	17	16	15	15	14	15	14	16	16	17	17	17	17	17	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	N 6	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 8	NE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 6	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7
kJ	84	75	73	73	71	49	61	47	48	121	183	183	151	75	55	66	46	68	68	64	64	83
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 15	N 15	N 10	N 10	N 10	ENE 8	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 13	N 14	ENE 7	ENE 7	N 14	N 15	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 13	N 13
kJ	18	17	2	2	2	59	19	45	20	20	20	13	33	48	48	37	38	28	19	18	55	85
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 10	N 10	N 15	N 18	N 12	N 15	N 12	NE 12	N 13	N 13	NW 7	NW 7	NW 7	N 14	N 14	N 12	ENE 10	N 14	N 13	N 14	NE 11	—
kJ	2	2	4	6	3	17	3	6	14	14	2	2	2	64	65	26	10	37	28	57	5	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	N 5	—	N 6	NNE 6	N 6	NW 4	NW 4	NW 4	—	NW 7	—	N 6	N 6	—	—	—	N 6	N 5
kJ	21	43	45	47	58	—	50	92	123	12	19	16	—	25	—	39	37	—	—	—	16	19
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Matauri Bay Northland	Ninety Mile Beach Northland	Matauri Bay Northland	Matauri Bay Northland	Matauri Bay Northland	Great Exhibition Bay Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	Kaituna Cut Bay of Plenty	Back Beach Taranaki	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	Taupo Bay Northland	Wainui Bay Northland	Matauri Bay Northland	Matauri Bay Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	Matauri Bay Northland	Taupo Bay Northland	Takou Bay Northland	Coopers Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland
Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4
Distance (km)	0	70	0	0	0	91	40	377	448	86	40	19	6	0	0	40	40	0	19	7	37	68
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Matauri Bay	Ninety Mile Beach	Matauri Bay	Matauri Bay	Matauri Bay	Scott Point	Fairway Reef			Forestry	Fairway Reef	Fairway Reef	Fairway Reef	Takou Bay	Fairway Reef	Fairway Reef	Fairway Reef	Matauri Bay	Elliot Bay	The Ledge	The Box	Twilight Beach
Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	1	1	2	1			2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Loisell's East Cape	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Fairway Reef Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	Fox River West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki
Rating (10 max)	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	4	3	1	1	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Fullers United States	Haga-Haga South Africa	Brak River South Africa	Brak River South Africa	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Gerickes Point South Africa	Gerickes Point South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Back Beach New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Little River State Beach United States	Amanzimtoti South Africa
Rating (10 max)	8	8	7	6	7	5	5	5	5	9	8	8	7	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	6	4

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