Matauri Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.04° S 173.91° E

Matauri Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matauri Bay sea temperature is
16.5°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 (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Matauri Bay at 4PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (21 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (21 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.5
NE
12
0.5
NE
12
0.6
ENE
12
0.6
ENE
12
0.5
NE
11
0.5
NE
11
0.5
NE
11
0.5
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
27
25
26
73
71
96
93
63
59
58
57
29
27
27
26
25
25
15
9
9
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
15
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
S
5
SW
15
NNW
20
NW
5
SSW
20
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SW
15
N
15
N
10
NNE
5
SSE
Wind State
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
4:29PM1.84m
4:43AM1.73m
5:23PM1.88m
5:47AM1.79m
6:14PM1.94m
Low Tide
9:51AM0.84m
10:35PM0.82m
10:53AM0.82m
11:31PM0.76m
11:53AM0.78m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:33
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7:44
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Temp °C
13
15
15
16
14
12
11
10
12
15
16
18
12
12
11
10
13
15
15
15
14
Feels °C
13
13
12
14
14
10
9
8
11
12
12
17
8
10
9
8
12
12
12
13
14
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