Matauri Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.04° S 173.91° E

Issued: 6 pm 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Matauri Bay sea temperature is

16.1°C

Matauri Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Matauri Bay today (09 Oct):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Matauri Bay at 11PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Oct)	-	-
Afternoon (09 Oct)	3.5ft (1.0m)	8s
Evening (09 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Fri 9			Saturday 10								Sunday 11
	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	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	98	95	85	85	85	91	66	66	66	52	52	52	55	61	62	61	59	58	58
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	N	N	N	N	N	NNW	NNW	NW	WNW	NW	NW	W	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off
High Tide			7:37PM2.14m				8:07AM2.08m				8:24PM2.16m				8:54AM2.13m				9:09PM2.15m
Low Tide	1:18PM0.46m				1:47AM0.43m				2:06PM0.43m				2:33AM0.39m				2:51PM0.42m


	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	7:32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:34	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	15	15	15	15	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	17	18	20	18	17
Feels °C	14	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	17	16	17	17	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
kJ	98	95	85	85	85	91	66	66	66	52	52	52	55	61	62	61	59	58	58
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 10	N 10	N 11	NE 11	NE 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	NE 10	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	N 10	NNW 5	SE 6	SE 7	SE 7	NNE 4
kJ	2	2	2	5	5	2	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	2	19	1	2	2	4
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	NE 11	N 10	NW 5	—	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	SE 6	N 10	N 10	N 10	SE 6
kJ	—	5	2	1	—	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	ENE 2	—	—	N 5	N 3	N 3	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 4	NNW 5	NW 5	NNW 5	NNW 4	NNW 4	NW 5
kJ	—	—	—	1	—	—	2	1	3	4	5	9	10	17	24	20	12	16	7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Whananaki Beach Northland	Whananaki Beach Northland	Whananaki Beach Northland	Okupe Beach Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Okupe Beach Northland	Okupe Beach Northland	Okupe Beach Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Houhora Harbour Bar Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Wainui Bay Northland	Wainui Bay Northland	Taupo Bay Northland	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Northland	Wainui Bay Northland	Wainui Bay Northland
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	73	73	73	65	43	43	65	65	65	43	43	72	86	6	6	19	26	6	6
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Whananaki Beach	Ngunguru Bar	The Box	The Box	Elliot Bay	Elliot Bay	Ngunguru Bar	Ngunguru Bar	Okupe Beach	Elliot Bay	Elliot Bay	Mangawhai Heads	Mangawhai Heads	Taupo Bay	Takou Bay	Taupo Bay	Henderson Bay	Moureeses	Moureeses
Rating (10 max)	1	1	4	4	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Stent Road Taranaki	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Fox River West Coast South Island	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Papatowai Catlins	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	3	3	1	3	3
Header Global	Dolphin Point South Africa	Dolphin Point South Africa	Dinner Plates New Zealand	Dinner Plates New Zealand	Hullets Reef South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Pascuales Mexico	Pascuales Mexico	Pascuales Mexico	Pascuales Mexico	Asu Indonesia	Daly Heads Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Luna Park Australia	Luna Park Australia	Luna Park Australia	Easter Reef Australia
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	5	5	4	5	6	8	9	9	9	8

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