Matauri Bay surf break

Matauri Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Thursday 23 Apr 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
20.2° C
(Which is 1.2°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: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (23 Apr)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (23 Apr)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sun
26
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.5
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.3
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.1
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
121
77
50
64
61
44
51
117
121
117
117
220
131
153
173
141
148
148
132
112
94
94
98
110
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
5
SSE
5
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
10
E
25
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:25PM2.08m
1:00AM2.14m
1:23PM1.99m
2:02AM2.07m
2:25PM1.92m
3:04AM2.04m
Low Tide
6:10AM0.52m
6:32PM0.45m
7:09AM0.57m
7:31PM0.52m
8:10AM0.60m
8:32PM0.57m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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6:54
6:54
6:54
6:56
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5:51
5:49
5:47
5:46
1
3
8
2
Temp °C
14
16
16
15
13
12
12
12
12
15
16
15
14
13
12
12
15
17
17
17
16
15
15
15
10
11
11
11
9
8
9
8
9
13
15
14
13
11
10
9
14
13
13
13
12
11
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.8
E
6
0.8
E
6
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
0.1
E
12
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
16
1.2
E
6
1.1
E
6
0.2
E
9
1.1
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
6
Energy kJ
36
50
50
33
19
44
51
117
121
117
117
114
3
2
2
2
2
2
5
112
94
6
98
110
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
7
0.3
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
14
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
16
0.2
E
9
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.2
E
8
Energy kJ
10
10
10
9
8
19
26
6
6
6
2
2
2
4
2
2
2
3
2
5
6
4
4
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
6
0.2
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
6
0.1
N
10
0.3
NE
7
0.2
NNE
7
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
7
0.1
E
12
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
17
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
E
9
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
15
Energy kJ
3
3
1
1
2
8
5
2
2
2
1
3
4
4
6
3
3
2
5
2
2
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
7
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.3
SSE
3
0.3
S
3
0.3
S
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.2
S
3
1.5
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.3
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.1
E
6
Energy kJ
121
77
50
64
61
2
1
1
3
3
1
220
131
153
173
141
148
148
132
94
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
41
41
41
26
7
7
6
6
9
6
0
0
7
7
0
0
9
41
41
41
41
41
12
41
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
1
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
4
3
3
6
9
4
5
4
3
3
7
4
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
9
5
5
4
5
5
7
4
5
4
4
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