Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Matauri Bay today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Matauri Bay at 8AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Matauri Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the SW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | N 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 60 | 131 | 96 | 161 | 163 | 170 | 107 | 80 | 51 | 32 | 35 | 25 | 25 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | 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-off |
High Tide | 00:03AM1.99m | 12:34PM1.97m | 00:43AM1.91m | 1:21PM1.89m | 1:27AM1.84m | 2:16PM1.83m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:13AM0.67m | 6:37PM0.80m | 6:58AM0.76m | 7:25PM0.87m | 7:47AM0.83m | 8:18PM0.91m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | N 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | ESE 11 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 60 | 131 | 96 | 161 | 163 | 170 | 107 | 80 | 51 | 32 | 35 | 25 | 25 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 35 | 27 | 14 | 14 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NE 12 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | SE 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | NNE 8 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 68 | 21 | 79 | 65 | 36 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | SE 10 | NE 12 | NW 12 | ESE 14 | NW 13 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 13 | — | NW 5 | — | NE 11 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 8 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 21 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 |
| kJ | 171 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 33 | 58 | 62 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 9 | 41 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 43 | 43 | 509 | 509 | 509 | 704 | 406 | 487 | 436 | 429 |
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