Matauri Bay surf break

Matauri Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 03 Feb 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
21.1° 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 10PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 03). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Feb)--
Afternoon (03 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (03 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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

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Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.4
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
Period(s) (?)101010101010101716161616161515151515141414141211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12212012011711711511092133130129127121112109107106104103999391278215
Wind
(km/h)
30
WNW
20
W
15
W
15
W
20
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NNE
15
SE
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
20
ESE
15
E
5
E
0
SW
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononglassglassoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:03PM
2.14
10:29AM
2.29
10:51PM
2.16
11:13AM
2.27
11:37PM
2.15
11:55AM
2.22
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:48PM
0.42
4:01AM
0.31
4:35PM
0.39
4:47AM
0.35
5:19PM
0.39
5:31AM
0.42
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Sunrise-----6:45-------6:46-------6:47--
Sunset-8:30-------8:29-------8:29------
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C232118181818192122201918171720202019191817161822
Feels °C (?)181816161517172022191917161619181920211917161821
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