Matauri Bay Surf Break

Matauri Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.04° S 173.91° E

Issued: 11 am 06 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matauri Bay sea temperature is
16.9° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (06 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Matauri Bay at 3PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 06). An open ocean swell of 1.6m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (06 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (06 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Mon morning, light winds from the SSE by Tue afternoon).

Mon
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thu
9
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
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)
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
2
N
8
1.8
N
8
1.6
N
8
1.3
N
8
1
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.5
E
10
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
138
102
102
106
110
106
102
73
72
552
432
331
212
122
74
49
89
86
114
110
112
110
108
102
Wind (km/h)
40
WNW
35
NW
35
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
25
NW
25
NNW
20
N
10
SSE
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
11:50AM1.91m
00:20AM2.02m
12:36PM1.91m
1:07AM2.02m
1:28PM1.92m
1:57AM2.02m
Low Tide
5:46PM0.63m
6:24AM0.62m
6:33PM0.68m
7:13AM0.62m
7:27PM0.72m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:25
5:25
5:27
 mm
1
1
2
1
1
3
5
2
4
4
4
1
1
Temp °C
12
13
13
13
13
14
13
13
14
15
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
16
15
13
13
13
13
12
Feels °C
4
6
6
7
8
7
6
8
9
11
12
8
7
8
7
8
9
11
9
8
9
9
9
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
1.8
N
8
1.6
N
8
1.3
N
8
1
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
E
10
Energy kJ
138
102
102
106
110
106
102
73
72
73
432
331
212
122
74
41
89
86
114
110
112
110
108
102
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
17
0.1
NW
16
0.1
NW
17
0.1
NW
17
0.1
NW
18
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
N
8
0.3
NNW
8
0.3
NNW
8
0.2
NNW
7
0.2
NNW
7
0.2
NNW
8
0.1
NW
7
0.1
NW
7
Energy kJ
11
11
12
11
12
78
80
77
74
73
49
29
11
11
5
5
6
2
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
11
0.3
N
11
0.3
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.1
SE
6
0.1
NE
8
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NW
5
Energy kJ
22
21
22
9
12
26
3
3
2
3
3
5
3
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
NW
8
1.7
NW
8
1.6
NNW
7
1.5
NNW
7
1.5
NNW
7
1.7
NNW
7
2.3
NNW
8
2.1
NNW
8
2.1
N
8
2
N
8
0.4
SSW
2
0.6
S
3
0.6
SSW
3
0.7
SSW
4
0.5
SSW
3
0.5
SSW
3
0.6
SSW
3
0.7
SSW
3
0.6
SSW
3
0.6
SW
3
0.5
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
Energy kJ
515
326
272
242
215
255
652
574
617
552
2
7
9
13
7
7
8
10
8
7
5
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
3
1
5
1
5
1
3
2
3
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
539
104
299
73
210
108
272
73
52
37
6
7
41
7
41
7
7
7
7
7
6
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
3
5
5
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
6
7
7
5
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
6
7
6
8
8
8
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
7
5
7
9
9
9
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