Matauri Bay surf break

Matauri Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Tuesday 14 Apr 2026 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
20.9° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Matauri Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Matauri Bay at 9PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 14). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)--
Afternoon (14 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (14 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


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Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
E
0.2
ESE
0.2
E
0.3
E
0.3
E
Period(s) (?)141313131313121212121212121211111111111111141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)43234734227326820915010310272724746462524242312911163636
Wind
(km/h)
25
WNW
20
W
25
W
30
W
30
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
25
W
20
WSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:07PM
1.83
5:37AM
1.99
6:04PM
1.93
6:27AM
2.08
6:56PM
2.05
7:15AM
2.16
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:15PM
0.72
11:44AM
0.64
12:08AM
0.64
12:34PM
0.53
12:56AM
0.55
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise------6:47-------6:48-------6:48-
Sunset-6:01-------6:00------5:59-------
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1--------------11-------
Temp. °C181717171616171919171616171618191816151515141618
Feels °C (?)141414131111121414131313131315161512131313121516
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