Matauri Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.04° S 173.91° E

Matauri Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matauri Bay sea temperature is
15.8°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 (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Matauri Bay at 9AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)1ft (0.3m)12s
Afternoon (17 Sep)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (17 Sep)4ft (1.2m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the W by Sat night).

Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.8
NNE
6
1.2
N
6
1.5
N
7
0.9
NE
6
1.3
N
7
0.9
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
9
0.5
NE
8
0.4
NNE
8
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
23
23
22
22
42
112
196
56
162
96
138
125
91
43
46
35
28
19
19
20
15
14
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
30
N
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NW
5
NE
20
SW
10
S
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
11:52AM2.06m
00:03AM1.99m
12:34PM1.97m
00:43AM1.91m
1:21PM1.89m
Low Tide
5:31AM0.57m
5:52PM0.72m
6:13AM0.67m
6:37PM0.80m
6:58AM0.76m
7:25PM0.87m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:20
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:15
6:16
6:17
 mm
1
1
2
10
4
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
15
16
16
16
15
13
13
13
13
15
14
13
13
12
13
13
13
14
17
16
15
14
Feels °C
11
11
11
11
12
10
10
10
11
11
14
10
11
7
6
8
7
8
8
12
11
10
8
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