Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Matauri Bay today (10 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 7s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Matauri Bay at 6PM is: 2.2m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Nov) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (10 Nov) | 7ft (2.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (10 Nov) | 7ft (2.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Matauri Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Tue afternoon, light winds from the W by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 10 | Wednesday 11 | Thursday 12 | Fri 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | N 7 | N 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 197 | 320 | 444 | 485 | 444 | 785 | 451 | 383 | 322 | 236 | 138 | 89 | 90 | 93 | 99 | 160 | 116 | 187 | 169 | 207 | 193 | 193 | 203 | 188 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:14AM2.11m | 9:20PM2.01m | 9:57AM2.11m | 10:01PM1.98m | 10:38AM2.09m | 10:40PM1.94m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:08PM0.56m | 3:29AM0.45m | 3:51PM0.59m | 4:10AM0.48m | 4:33PM0.63m | 4:48AM0.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | 8:05 |
mm | 13 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | ENE 7 | N 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 45 | 44 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 475 | 451 | 383 | 322 | 236 | 73 | 89 | 90 | 93 | 99 | 160 | 116 | 187 | 169 | 207 | 193 | 193 | 203 | 188 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 19 | N 18 | N 18 | N 18 | N 18 | N 12 | N 12 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | ENE 7 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | N 15 | NNE 6 | N 15 | N 15 | N 15 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | ENE 12 | E 11 |
| kJ | 7 | 24 | 24 | 55 | 24 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 75 | 39 | 29 | 20 | 38 | 40 | 67 | 67 | 38 | 15 | 6 | 46 | 65 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 15 | N 15 | N 15 | W 12 | — | N 18 | N 18 | N 13 | N 12 | N 13 | N 11 | N 16 | N 11 | E 9 | E 9 | N 11 | N 15 | N 11 | N 11 | N 12 | N 14 | N 14 | N 14 | N 13 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | 24 | 24 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 22 | 45 | 9 | 14 | 25 | 9 | 67 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 66 | 64 | 32 | 55 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 8 | — | — | — | NW 8 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NW 4 | — | SSE 2 | — | — |
| kJ | 197 | 320 | 444 | 485 | 444 | 785 | — | — | — | 3 | 138 | 121 | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 15 | — | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 68 | 108 | 108 | 91 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 195 | 86 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 52 | 26 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
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