Matauri Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.04° S 173.91° E

Matauri Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matauri Bay sea temperature is
16.2° C
0.7° 

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 (01 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 16s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Matauri Bay at 7AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 31). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Afternoon (01 Aug)1ft (0.3m)16s
Evening (01 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the ESE by Sat afternoon).

Fri
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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)
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ESE
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.3
NE
16
0.3
NE
16
1.1
E
5
1.1
E
5
1.1
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.5
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.2
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
97
91
89
88
88
88
61
61
41
43
59
62
72
105
217
210
146
91
65
Wind (km/h)
25
W
20
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
S
5
ENE
15
NE
15
ENE
25
E
30
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
10
S
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
9:12PM2.06m
9:23AM1.96m
9:50PM2.08m
10:05AM1.99m
Low Tide
2:45PM0.56m
3:14AM0.61m
3:22PM0.54m
3:53AM0.57m
4:00PM0.54m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:42
5:43
 mm
3
3
4
6
2
Temp °C
14
13
12
11
10
11
12
13
12
12
12
12
12
11
10
11
13
12
11
Feels °C
9
9
9
9
8
10
9
9
7
6
7
6
6
6
5
7
9
7
8
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