Matauri Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.04° S 173.91° E

Matauri Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 11 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matauri Bay sea temperature is
17.9°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 (11 Nov):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Matauri Bay at 10PM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 11). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Nov)--
Afternoon (11 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (11 Nov)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Sat
14
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
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
N
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
NE
7
1
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
89
75
81
88
73
116
171
192
192
227
270
255
199
199
237
270
245
218
218
160
157
163
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
20
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
15
WNW
20
NW
30
NW
20
WNW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
S
5
ESE
10
NE
10
N
5
NNW
0
ESE
10
S
15
S
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
10:01PM1.98m
10:38AM2.09m
10:40PM1.94m
11:15AM2.05m
11:18PM1.90m
Low Tide
3:51PM0.59m
4:10AM0.48m
4:33PM0.63m
4:48AM0.52m
5:15PM0.66m
5:26AM0.58m
clear
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cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
19
20
17
15
15
15
18
19
19
20
17
15
14
14
16
17
17
17
17
16
14
13
Feels °C
16
18
16
14
14
15
17
16
14
17
16
14
13
13
15
15
16
16
17
15
12
11
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