Matauri Bay surf break

Matauri Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 11 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
19.3° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Matauri Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Matauri Bay at 8PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 May)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Afternoon (11 May)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (11 May)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Wed night).

Mon
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thu
14
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.9
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
1
E
9
1.1
E
8
1.8
E
7
1.9
E
7
2.2
E
8
2.2
E
8
2.2
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
254
194
153
150
135
133
159
268
307
301
229
224
93
89
79
79
153
138
311
381
553
612
614
574
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
E
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
2:22PM1.75m
3:08AM1.90m
3:28PM1.78m
4:03AM1.95m
4:33PM1.86m
4:56AM2.02m
Low Tide
8:18AM0.76m
8:28PM0.78m
9:16AM0.73m
9:32PM0.77m
10:14AM0.66m
10:36PM0.72m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:09
7:09
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:30
5:30
5:30
1
1
2
3
1
Temp °C
15
17
17
16
15
14
13
13
14
16
16
16
16
15
13
13
14
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
13
15
15
14
13
13
11
12
13
15
15
16
15
13
11
11
12
13
13
12
12
12
11
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.9
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
0.9
E
8
0.9
E
8
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
7
1
E
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
2.1
ENE
8
Energy kJ
254
194
153
150
135
133
159
268
307
301
229
224
93
89
67
67
153
48
8
8
2
2
2
574
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
6
0.2
WNW
6
0.1
NW
6
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.2
N
10
0.2
N
10
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
22
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
4
4
1
11
11
11
10
10
9
9
9
9
64
63
79
79
8
8
4
4
9
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.1
NW
6
0.1
NW
6
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.2
N
11
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
12
Energy kJ
12
11
11
1
1
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
9
9
10
9
4
2
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
3
0.3
SSE
5
0.2
SSE
5
1.1
E
8
1.8
E
7
1.9
E
7
2.2
E
8
2.2
E
8
2.2
ENE
8
Energy kJ
1
6
2
138
311
381
553
612
614
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
5
5
3
2
Distance (km)
0
6
6
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
9
7
7
7
6
41
60
68
68
80
41
41
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
8
8
9
9
7
4
5
7
6
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
8
6
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
9
9
7
5
7
7
6
6
7
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