Matauri Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.04° S 173.91° E

Matauri Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matauri Bay sea temperature is
17.0°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 (25 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Matauri Bay at 10PM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 25). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Oct)--
Afternoon (25 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Evening (25 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sun night, fresh winds from the NW by Tue morning).

Sun
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.3
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.1
E
15
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
1
N
7
0.1
N
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
12
12
11
25
25
24
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
4
3
3
92
4
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
20
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
10
NW
20
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
30
NW
35
NW
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
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
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:51PM2.09m
8:23AM2.09m
8:38PM2.15m
9:13AM2.18m
9:26PM2.19m
Low Tide
1:34PM0.63m
1:59AM0.49m
2:20PM0.57m
2:45AM0.41m
3:07PM0.52m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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7:46
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1
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Temp °C
17
18
16
15
14
14
17
18
18
17
16
16
16
17
18
17
17
17
16
Feels °C
11
14
14
13
12
13
15
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
12
13
14
15
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