Matauri Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.04° S 173.91° E

Matauri Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matauri Bay sea temperature is
17.0°C
1.2° 

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 (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Matauri Bay at 12AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Afternoon (17 Oct)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (17 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.7
ESE
6
1.5
ESE
7
1.4
SE
8
1.4
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
7
0.4
NE
10
0.6
ESE
7
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
23
23
24
35
237
229
224
105
160
74
41
29
35
29
24
24
24
24
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
20
SSE
20
ESE
20
E
5
ENE
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
10
NNE
15
N
10
ENE
10
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
High Tide
00:27AM1.92m
1:00PM1.96m
1:07AM1.85m
1:43PM1.89m
Low Tide
6:22PM0.71m
6:36AM0.66m
7:05PM0.77m
7:18AM0.74m
7:51PM0.81m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
17
14
12
12
11
11
12
13
13
13
12
11
11
11
14
17
16
16
13
Feels °C
10
7
6
6
6
7
6
7
7
10
8
8
8
8
11
14
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14
11
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