Matauri Bay surf break

Matauri Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Friday 10 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
20.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Matauri Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Matauri Bay at 1PM is: 2.3m 13s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.6m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am April 10). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)7ft (2.1m)14s
Afternoon (10 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)13s
Evening (10 Apr)11ft (3.5m)13s

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


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Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Mon
13
3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
!
!
!
0
0
!
3
2
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
NNE
1.9
NNE
2.1
NNE
2.2
NNE
2.3
NE
2.5
NE
3.5
NE
4
ENE
4.5
ENE
5.5
ENE
6
E
6.5
ENE
7
ENE
7.5
ENE
7.5
E
6.5
ENE
7
ENE
6.5
ENE
5
ENE
4
ENE
3
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.1
ENE
1.9
ENE
Period(s) (?)141414141313131313131314151514141414131312121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)13401357177218051777231847906081733711340131821510522950240952372616411190361573391975158246514061102858
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SSE
30
SE
35
SE
40
SE
45
SE
45
SE
45
SE
50
SE
50
SE
50
SE
50
SE
40
SSE
40
SW
40
WSW
40
W
35
W
25
W
20
W
20
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:54AM
1.87
1:02PM
1.80
1:48AM
1.84
1:54PM
1.75
2:49AM
1.83
2:55PM
1.74
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:01AM
0.84
7:16PM
0.81
7:54AM
0.86
8:09PM
0.83
8:53AM
0.86
9:10PM
0.83
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Mon
13
Sunrise--6:43-------6:43-------6:45-----
Sunset-----6:07-------6:05-------6:04--
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------------297122-11---
Temp. °C171718202119191919191920202020212121202020201918
Feels °C (?)151516171816151413131314141313151717151616181816
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