Matauri Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.04° S 173.91° E

Matauri Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 13 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matauri Bay sea temperature is
17.7°C
0.6° 

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 (14 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Matauri Bay at 12AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Nov)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (14 Nov)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (14 Nov)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Mon
16
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
232
223
218
183
169
166
154
129
132
132
126
141
166
142
173
125
135
142
96
86
84
88
Wind (km/h)
10
N
5
NNW
5
SSW
10
S
15
SSE
10
S
15
SE
20
E
15
E
15
ESE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
SE
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
WNW
5
NW
5
W
5
W
5
WSW
Wind State
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
High Tide
11:18PM1.90m
11:52AM2.00m
11:57PM1.86m
12:30PM1.95m
00:37AM1.82m
Low Tide
5:15PM0.66m
5:26AM0.58m
5:56PM0.69m
6:03AM0.63m
6:37PM0.71m
6:43AM0.69m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
17
17
17
15
14
13
16
18
18
18
16
15
14
15
18
19
18
18
18
17
16
15
Feels °C
16
17
17
13
12
11
14
15
15
16
13
12
12
14
18
19
18
19
19
17
16
15
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