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Matauri Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand
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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
19.3° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than 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 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Matauri Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the ESE by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thu 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 7 | E 9 | E 9 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | |
153 | 147 | 141 | 133 | 162 | 230 | 262 | 262 | 229 | 219 | 98 | 103 | 103 | 79 | 69 | 153 | 180 | 154 | 504 | 701 | 766 | 704 | 576 | 393 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 2:22PM1.75m | 3:08AM1.90m | 3:28PM1.78m | 4:03AM1.95m | 4:33PM1.86m | 4:56AM2.02m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:28PM0.78m | 9:16AM0.73m | 9:32PM0.77m | 10:14AM0.66m | 10:36PM0.72m | 11:08AM0.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | |
5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 |
17 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 9 | NNE 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | E 8 | E 8 |
153 | 147 | 141 | 133 | 162 | 230 | 262 | 262 | 229 | 219 | 98 | 69 | 65 | 67 | 69 | 153 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 576 | 393 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 14 | — | N 14 | — | N 20 | N 10 | N 10 |
1 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 83 | 103 | 103 | 79 | 60 | 8 | 2 | 4 | — | 4 | — | 8 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | NW 6 | NW 6 | N 10 | N 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 10 | NNE 10 | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 | N 13 |
11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | E 9 | E 6 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 |
— | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 180 | 154 | 504 | 701 | 766 | 704 | 328 | 197 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 41 | 72 | 41 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 41 | 64 | 72 |
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