Matauri Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.04° S 173.91° E

Matauri Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matauri Bay sea temperature is
15.9°C
0.5° 

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 (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Matauri Bay at 8PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)1ft (0.3m)13s
Afternoon (16 Sep)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (16 Sep)1ft (0.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SW by Fri afternoon).

Wed
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
1
0
0
0
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)
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
1
NNE
6
1.5
N
7
1.4
N
7
0.6
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
27
25
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
22
22
22
22
75
217
189
53
66
42
23
17
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
N
30
NNW
20
NNW
15
WNW
15
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
Wind State
cross-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
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:12AM2.14m
11:23PM2.07m
11:52AM2.06m
00:03AM1.99m
12:34PM1.97m
Low Tide
5:09PM0.62m
5:31AM0.57m
5:52PM0.72m
6:13AM0.67m
6:37PM0.80m
clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:20
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:15
6:15
6:16
 mm
1
1
1
1
3
7
2
3
1
1
Temp °C
12
15
15
14
14
14
15
15
16
17
16
14
13
13
12
11
11
12
13
12
12
Feels °C
10
12
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
11
11
9
10
10
9
4
5
6
7
5
6
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