Matauri Bay surf break

Matauri Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 05 Mar 2026 NZDT
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Matauri Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Matauri Bay sea temperature is
21.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Matauri Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Matauri Bay at 9AM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Mar)1ft (0.3m)13s
Afternoon (05 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (05 Mar)1ft (0.3m)12s

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


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Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sun
08
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
E
0.3
NNE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
NE
0.4
ESE
0.4
SE
0.4
N
0.3
N
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.3
ESE
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.3
N
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
Period(s) (?)91310101010121211121110131199109131212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)453434343331305549474529562122213317292626263536
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
NE
10
N
10
NNW
5
NW
5
SW
10
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
NNE
15
NNW
10
NW
5
W
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
5
SE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
5
NW
5
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscrossglasscross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
glassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:01AM
2.23
10:26PM
2.16
10:42AM
2.20
11:08PM
2.16
11:21AM
2.16
11:48PM
2.13
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:37AM
0.36
4:07PM
0.39
4:20AM
0.40
4:48PM
0.41
5:01AM
0.48
5:27PM
0.46
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sun
08
Sunrise--7:13-------7:13-------7:15-----
Sunset-----7:57-------7:55-------7:53--
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C141315171818171615141617181918161514161819181817
Feels °C (?)121114151616161614131616161818151413151718171918
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