Matauri Bay surf break

Matauri Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 03 Mar 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 normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Matauri Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Matauri Bay at 1AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Mar)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (04 Mar)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (04 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
NE
0.8
NE
1.1
NE
0.8
NE
0.7
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.3
NNE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
NE
0.4
SE
0.3
N
Period(s) (?)10111011101010999101091310101010131212121113
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)22516522913710677745454524747453434343331335753472929
Wind
(km/h)
25
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
5
SE
15
N
5
NNE
5
SSE
10
S
5
S
10
S
5
S
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
5
NNW
0
WSW
10
S
5
SSE
5
SE
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscrossglasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:53PM
2.09
9:18AM
2.23
9:41PM
2.13
10:01AM
2.23
10:26PM
2.16
10:42AM
2.20
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:37PM
0.47
2:53AM
0.36
3:24PM
0.41
3:37AM
0.36
4:07PM
0.39
4:20AM
0.40
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Sunrise------7:11-------7:13-------7:13-
Sunset-8:00-------7:58-------7:57------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C181714141313151918171614141416181818181716151618
Feels °C (?)111210111010121715161512131316161617171715151617
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