
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Matauri Bay today (18 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Matauri Bay at 6PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Matauri Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 18 | Saturday 19 | Sunday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
111 | 182 | 163 | 170 | 107 | 80 | 51 | 32 | 35 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 19 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:34PM1.97m | 00:43AM1.91m | 1:21PM1.89m | 1:27AM1.84m | 2:16PM1.83m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:13AM0.67m | 6:37PM0.80m | 6:58AM0.76m | 7:25PM0.87m | 7:47AM0.83m | 8:18PM0.91m | |||||||||||||||
6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | |
mm | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 10 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 8 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
111 | 182 | 163 | 170 | 107 | 80 | 51 | 32 | 35 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 19 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 24 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | SE 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | NNE 8 | ENE 9 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
5 | 65 | 53 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 5 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | NW 12 | ESE 14 | NW 13 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | SE 13 | — | NW 5 | — | — | NE 9 | E 9 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | E 8 | NE 11 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
3 | 6 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | — | — | SSE 2 | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 |
84 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 53 | 49 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 0 | 41 | 62 | 41 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 436 | 509 | 509 | 509 | 509 | 52 | 406 | 429 | 72 |
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