Matauri Bay surf break

Matauri Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 26 May 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
18.8° C
(Which is 1.2°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 8PM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 May)8ft (2.5m)10s
Afternoon (26 May)7ft (2.2m)10s
Evening (26 May)5.5ft (1.7m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Fri
29
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
NE
10
2.4
NE
10
2.2
NE
10
1.9
NE
10
1.7
NE
10
1.6
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.2
NE
9
1.2
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1
NE
9
1
NE
9
0.7
E
11
0.9
NE
8
0.6
E
11
0.9
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1250
1092
947
681
513
449
388
294
235
225
197
176
174
172
172
149
149
118
118
100
123
104
88
91
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
E
5
ESE
5
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
5
SSW
5
NE
5
NNE
5
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
4:06PM1.90m
4:21AM2.00m
5:00PM1.92m
5:10AM1.98m
5:50PM1.96m
5:58AM1.95m
Low Tide
9:42AM0.55m
10:03PM0.66m
10:34AM0.56m
10:58PM0.67m
11:23AM0.55m
11:49PM0.67m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:20
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
5:21
Temp °C
15
16
16
15
13
13
12
12
13
14
16
15
15
14
13
13
13
15
15
15
14
14
13
13
12
13
14
13
10
11
11
10
12
13
15
14
15
13
12
12
12
15
14
15
14
13
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
NE
10
2.4
NE
10
2.2
NE
10
1.9
NE
10
1.7
NE
10
1.6
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.2
NE
9
1.2
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1
NE
9
1
NE
9
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.9
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
Energy kJ
1250
1092
947
681
513
449
388
294
235
225
197
176
168
172
172
149
142
118
118
100
123
104
88
91
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
11
1
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.9
E
11
0.8
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
Energy kJ
244
177
122
158
130
112
231
184
181
181
141
174
167
172
149
149
114
82
82
81
55
53
50
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.4
ESE
6
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
Energy kJ
3
3
3
3
3
15
2
2
2
10
9
9
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
37
37
9
9
7
7
7
7
7
7
41
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
6
7
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
4
4
6
6
4
9
9
9
8
9
9
9
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
6
9
9
9
9
6
7
6
6
8
6
6
6
9
9
9
8
9
9
9
7
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