Matauri Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.04° S 173.91° E

Matauri Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matauri Bay sea temperature is
16.1° C
0.8° 

Matauri Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Matauri Bay today (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Matauri Bay at 3PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (19 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (19 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
7
1.3
SE
7
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
29
167
73
78
58
62
62
64
65
65
62
61
59
58
61
65
77
68
44
42
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
25
S
20
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
5
ESE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
12:27PM2.07m
00:42AM2.05m
1:13PM1.99m
1:25AM1.96m
2:04PM1.91m
Low Tide
6:08AM0.54m
6:26PM0.70m
6:53AM0.64m
7:13PM0.80m
7:40AM0.74m
8:04PM0.89m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:00
6:58
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:54
5:55
5:57
 mm
Temp °C
10
13
14
11
9
10
9
9
9
11
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
5
7
9
7
5
7
6
6
6
8
9
10
10
9
9
9
9
11
10
10
10
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