
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Matauri Bay today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Matauri Bay at 2AM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Matauri Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tue 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | N 5 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
173 | 394 | 250 | 358 | 192 | 184 | 271 | 90 | 68 | 66 | 106 | 83 | 47 | 46 | 46 | 30 | 54 | 56 | 32 | 31 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 29 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 4:38PM2.04m | 4:52AM2.05m | 5:41PM2.12m | 5:56AM2.08m | 6:42PM2.20m | 6:59AM2.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:41PM0.71m | 11:07AM0.48m | 11:43PM0.63m | 12:09PM0.41m | 00:44AM0.55m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | |
5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | |
mm | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | N 12 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | N 5 |
173 | 209 | 3 | 245 | 192 | 184 | 144 | 90 | 68 | 66 | 106 | 83 | 47 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 54 | 56 | 32 | 31 | 18 | 17 | 7 | 29 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 12 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 10 | N 11 | ENE 4 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | ESE 10 | NW 6 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 46 | 46 | 30 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 24 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | N 11 | NE 10 | N 10 | N 11 | NE 12 | NE 10 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ESE 11 | N 10 | N 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 11 | N 10 | NE 11 | ESE 10 |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 19 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | — | — | ESE 9 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | N 4 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | — |
— | 394 | 250 | 358 | — | — | 271 | 22 | 23 | 17 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 41 | 64 | 78 | 71 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 12 | 41 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 72 | 80 | 41 | 68 | 19 | 68 | 65 | 43 | 325 | 206 | 86 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 210 | 6 | 6 |
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