Matauri Bay surf break

Matauri Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 16 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
20.8° 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 12AM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 16). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)--
Afternoon (17 Apr)1ft (0.3m)11s
Evening (17 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
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 (?)
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.2
E
0.2
E
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
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
1.7
N
0.3
ESE
0.2
ESE
1.2
NNE
0.3
ESE
0.5
N
Period(s) (?)111111111414141414141313131312121212612127119
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2423129161616363936585755535029282822127131322441
Wind
(km/h)
20
SW
20
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
10
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
25
NNW
35
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:56PM
2.05
7:15AM
2.16
7:47PM
2.16
8:04AM
2.22
8:37PM
2.25
8:53AM
2.26
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:34PM
0.53
12:56AM
0.55
1:23PM
0.43
1:43AM
0.49
2:10PM
0.34
2:31AM
0.45
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise------6:48-------6:50-------6:50-
Sunset5:59-------5:58-------5:57-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
-----------------2182211
Temp. °C191715151516171818181616171718192019191818181819
Feels °C (?)151412131314161614161414141314141614151513141315
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