Matauri Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.04° S 173.91° E

Matauri Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 10 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matauri Bay sea temperature is
17.4°C
0.4° 

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 (10 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Nov, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Nov, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Matauri Bay at 2PM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.2m 18s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Nov)5ft (1.6m)6s
Afternoon (10 Nov)7ft (2.2m)7s
Evening (10 Nov)7.5ft (2.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Tue afternoon, light winds from the W by Wed night).

Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Fri
13
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
NNE
6
1.7
NNE
6
1.6
NNE
6
1.9
NNE
7
2.4
NNE
7
2.3
NNE
7
2.3
NNE
7
2.3
NNE
7
2.1
NNE
8
1.9
NNE
8
1.7
NNE
7
1.5
NNE
7
1.5
NNE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.3
NE
9
1.2
NE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
220
220
197
320
604
588
588
558
481
397
314
218
206
116
126
93
75
73
119
146
175
287
253
193
172
203
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
15
NNW
25
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
20
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NNW
25
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
15
NNW
25
NW
20
WNW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
9:14AM2.11m
9:20PM2.01m
9:57AM2.11m
10:01PM1.98m
10:38AM2.09m
10:40PM1.94m
Low Tide
2:48AM0.43m
3:08PM0.56m
3:29AM0.45m
3:51PM0.59m
4:10AM0.48m
4:33PM0.63m
4:48AM0.52m
light rain
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mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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cloud
clear
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thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
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6:13
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 mm
5
16
14
6
5
4
4
2
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Temp °C
18
17
17
18
19
19
18
17
17
16
18
19
18
18
17
16
15
15
17
18
19
19
17
15
14
14
Feels °C
16
16
14
14
16
15
14
16
16
15
16
17
15
17
16
15
14
15
16
16
16
16
16
14
13
13
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