Matauri Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.04° S 173.91° E

Matauri Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matauri Bay sea temperature is
15.2°C
0.5° 

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 (02 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Matauri Bay at 5AM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Afternoon (02 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (02 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Sun morning).

Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
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
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
8
0.2
NNE
10
0.3
NNE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.5
NNE
9
0.6
NNE
9
0.7
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
9
1.4
ESE
6
1.7
E
7
1.8
E
8
1.6
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
5
5
11
10
10
10
9
7
9
15
20
30
44
44
62
70
92
92
92
145
290
378
307
Wind (km/h)
10
S
15
S
10
S
5
SSE
10
NNE
15
NNW
15
NW
15
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
20
NNW
15
NNW
5
NNE
15
S
10
S
10
SSW
5
S
20
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
E
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
00:14AM2.15m
12:45PM2.18m
1:06AM2.09m
1:39PM2.12m
2:02AM2.02m
2:40PM2.05m
Low Tide
6:17AM0.44m
6:48PM0.58m
7:12AM0.49m
7:46PM0.62m
8:11AM0.54m
8:48PM0.65m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
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Temp °C
14
13
13
13
14
15
15
13
12
11
10
12
14
15
16
14
13
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
12
10
11
12
12
12
11
10
10
9
8
11
10
12
15
12
11
10
12
10
7
7
7
8
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