Matauri Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.04° S 173.91° E

Matauri Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matauri Bay sea temperature is
17.2°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 (28 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 14s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Matauri Bay at 5AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 28). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Afternoon (28 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)14s
Evening (28 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
N
7
0.9
N
7
0.8
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.7
N
6
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.2
NNE
6
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
10
0.2
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
97
79
61
44
41
4
4
7
7
7
7
7
5
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
5
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
WNW
25
NW
30
WNW
25
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
25
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
20
W
25
WSW
25
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:02AM2.25m
10:15PM2.20m
10:51AM2.29m
11:07PM2.18m
11:41AM2.28m
Low Tide
3:32AM0.35m
3:56PM0.48m
4:20AM0.32m
4:48PM0.48m
5:10AM0.33m
5:43PM0.48m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
—
6:26
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:26
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:24
—
—
—
—
—
—
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
—
—
—
—
—
—
7:49
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
7:50
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
7:51
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
Temp °C
12
11
11
15
17
18
17
14
13
14
14
16
18
18
17
15
15
14
12
16
19
19
16
14
Feels °C
10
8
9
13
11
11
12
11
10
10
10
11
12
12
13
11
11
9
8
11
14
13
11
10
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Matauri Bay surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest