Matauri Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.04° S 173.91° E

Matauri Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matauri Bay sea temperature is
16.5° C
0.8° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Matauri Bay at 8AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (23 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Evening (23 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
10
0.3
E
7
0.2
ESE
11
0.4
E
7
0.4
E
8
0.4
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.3
E
11
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
10
10
11
11
13
10
11
11
15
21
21
31
21
73
79
121
123
127
129
127
129
129
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
WSW
10
NW
10
W
15
W
10
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
30
NW
30
NW
35
NW
25
WNW
25
W
35
W
30
WSW
35
SW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
2:09AM2.00m
2:49PM1.92m
2:57AM1.93m
3:47PM1.89m
3:49AM1.87m
4:44PM1.88m
Low Tide
8:23AM0.67m
8:46PM0.84m
9:15AM0.73m
9:43PM0.89m
10:08AM0.77m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:35
5:36
5:37
 mm
4
2
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
13
14
15
14
13
12
13
13
14
15
15
14
14
13
11
11
12
12
13
12
11
Feels °C
9
9
10
12
12
11
9
9
9
9
10
9
9
7
9
8
3
3
4
4
6
6
6
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