Matauri Bay surf break

Matauri Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Thursday 07 May 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
19.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Matauri Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Matauri Bay at 9PM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)--
Afternoon (07 May)6ft (1.8m)9s
Evening (07 May)5.5ft (1.7m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Fri night).

Thu
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
1
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
NE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.7
NE
9
1.8
NE
10
1.7
NE
10
1.7
NE
9
1.6
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
11
1.9
NE
13
2.1
NE
13
2.2
NE
12
2.3
NE
13
2.2
ENE
13
2.2
ENE
13
2.2
ENE
13
2.1
ENE
12
1.9
ENE
12
1.8
ENE
12
1.7
ENE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
505
421
411
481
573
524
502
470
543
610
584
610
489
1164
1391
1434
1729
1673
1648
1548
1278
1080
919
761
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
30
N
35
N
35
N
35
NNW
20
W
15
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
11:41PM1.94m
11:49AM1.82m
00:25AM1.90m
12:34PM1.78m
1:15AM1.88m
Low Tide
5:12PM0.66m
5:48AM0.73m
5:54PM0.70m
6:33AM0.75m
6:40PM0.74m
7:23AM0.77m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
rain showers
mod rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:05
7:05
7:07
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5:36
5:35
5:34
5:32
1
1
1
7
1
1
4
1
Temp °C
19
18
18
18
18
18
19
19
19
19
19
19
17
15
17
18
17
16
14
14
13
13
15
17
17
17
16
16
17
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
13
14
14
13
13
11
11
9
9
11
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
NE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.7
ENE
9
1.7
NE
9
1.8
NE
10
1.7
NE
10
0.2
N
12
1.6
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
11
1.9
NE
13
2.1
NE
13
2.2
NE
12
2.3
NE
13
2.2
ENE
13
2.2
ENE
13
2.2
ENE
13
2.1
ENE
12
1.9
ENE
12
1.8
ENE
12
1.7
ENE
12
Energy kJ
505
421
411
481
573
524
11
470
543
610
584
610
489
1164
1391
1434
1729
1673
1648
1548
1278
1080
919
761
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
1.3
N
7
1.1
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.9
NW
6
0.7
NW
6
0.2
WNW
12
0.1
NW
11
0.1
N
10
0.3
NW
6
Energy kJ
14
14
13
10
11
11
11
11
12
11
157
114
73
9
9
9
54
37
13
5
2
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.8
NE
14
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
11
0.1
N
14
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
WNW
12
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.1
NW
13
0.2
N
13
Energy kJ
4
4
221
10
9
4
12
9
14
9
9
7
14
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
NE
9
0.9
N
5
1.1
N
5
1.4
N
6
1.7
N
6
1.7
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
6
1.1
NW
6
1.1
NW
6
1.3
NW
6
0.6
NW
6
0.5
WNW
6
0.5
WNW
6
0.5
W
3
Energy kJ
502
40
65
125
212
245
75
88
80
136
28
19
19
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
3
2
Distance (km)
101
101
122
68
68
68
108
108
509
542
543
543
543
40
0
0
0
65
0
0
19
19
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
1
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
5
7
5
5
5
7
7
6
7
6
5
6
7
9
6
5
5
5
4
9
5
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