Matauri Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.04° S 173.91° E

Matauri Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matauri Bay sea temperature is
15.8°C
0.6° 

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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Matauri Bay at 1AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 04). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (05 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (05 Sep)1ft (0.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, strong winds from the NW by Mon morning).

Fri
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
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)
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
25
24
24
24
24
25
29
29
22
19
19
19
18
18
17
16
16
16
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
WSW
10
WNW
20
WNW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
W
10
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
25
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:51PM2.08m
1:14AM2.04m
1:50PM2.03m
2:12AM1.99m
2:58PM2.01m
Low Tide
6:54PM0.67m
7:23AM0.57m
7:56PM0.71m
8:25AM0.60m
clear
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:07
6:07
 mm
1
Temp °C
17
16
16
13
11
11
12
15
16
14
12
12
12
12
13
15
15
15
16
Feels °C
13
12
14
11
9
9
11
13
12
11
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
12
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