Matauri Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.04° S 173.91° E

Matauri Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matauri Bay sea temperature is
16.3° 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 (02 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Matauri Bay at 10PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)--
Afternoon (02 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (02 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 5°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
8
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
6
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
187
121
92
55
50
28
27
27
26
29
30
31
33
34
23
23
23
21
20
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
10:30PM2.10m
10:47AM2.01m
11:11PM2.10m
11:30AM2.03m
Low Tide
4:00PM0.54m
4:33AM0.55m
4:41PM0.57m
5:14AM0.55m
5:25PM0.61m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:43
5:44
 mm
Temp °C
13
12
11
11
12
12
12
15
15
13
12
12
12
12
12
14
15
12
10
Feels °C
8
8
8
8
10
10
10
11
11
9
9
9
9
9
9
10
10
7
5
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