Matauri Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.04° S 173.91° E

Matauri Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 14 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matauri Bay sea temperature is
18.0°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 (15 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Matauri Bay at 1AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (15 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (15 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tue
17
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
1.2
E
9
1
E
9
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.7
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
129
159
256
171
122
125
125
112
142
143
143
113
99
86
179
244
280
280
244
244
217
177
Wind (km/h)
25
E
20
ESE
20
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
E
10
E
5
E
0
SSE
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
15
NW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:57PM1.86m
12:30PM1.95m
00:37AM1.82m
1:11PM1.92m
1:20AM1.79m
Low Tide
5:56PM0.69m
6:03AM0.63m
6:37PM0.71m
6:43AM0.69m
7:20PM0.73m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
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Temp °C
18
18
16
16
17
17
18
19
19
18
18
17
16
16
18
19
20
19
16
16
16
17
Feels °C
13
15
13
15
17
16
17
18
19
19
20
18
17
16
17
16
15
15
14
15
15
16
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