Matauri Bay surf break

Matauri Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Wednesday 15 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
20.9° C
(Which is 1.5°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 11PM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 15). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)--
Afternoon (15 Apr)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (15 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
E
0.2
ESE
0.2
E
0.2
E
0.3
E
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
Period(s) (?)121212121212111111111111111414141414131313131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)102727247464625242423129111616363936585655535049
Wind
(km/h)
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
25
W
20
W
20
W
25
W
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
W
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:04PM
1.93
6:27AM
2.08
6:56PM
2.05
7:15AM
2.16
7:47PM
2.16
8:04AM
2.22
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:08AM
0.64
12:34PM
0.53
12:56AM
0.55
1:23PM
0.43
1:43AM
0.49
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunrise------6:48-------6:48-------6:50-
Sunset-6:00------5:59-------5:58-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-------1----------------
Temp. °C201816161616181919171515151516181817171718181919
Feels °C (?)151513121313151615131313131315161514141314141415
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