Matauri Bay surf break

Matauri Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 17 Jan 2026 NZDT
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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
21.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Matauri Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Matauri Bay at 7AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (17 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (17 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
1.1
NE
1
NE
1.2
NE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
0.9
NNE
0.9
ENE
2.2
E
2.5
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
3
E
Period(s) (?)109991010999988899999999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)15413817614826828729432128714112055890312251308130613981398139813081399140413201391
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
15
SE
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
25
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
40
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
40
E
40
E
45
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
onononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:40AM
1.92
7:40PM
1.85
8:25AM
1.97
8:27PM
1.88
9:07AM
2.01
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:09AM
0.74
1:35PM
0.84
1:56AM
0.68
2:20PM
0.77
2:39AM
0.62
3:05PM
0.71
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise---6:26-------6:28-------6:28----
Sunset-------8:39-------8:39-------8:38
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
----------15384323733621
Temp. °C201817172021212120191919181818181818181818191918
Feels °C (?)191816161919192020191716141313131313141314141412
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