Matauri Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.04° S 173.91° E

Matauri Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matauri Bay sea temperature is
16.0° C
0.7° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Matauri Bay at 3AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (20 Aug)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (20 Aug)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
10
0.5
ESE
10
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
78
58
55
62
64
65
64
62
61
61
59
62
66
78
55
44
42
Wind (km/h)
15
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
5
SSE
5
E
10
NE
5
NE
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
00:42AM2.05m
1:13PM1.99m
1:25AM1.96m
2:04PM1.91m
Low Tide
6:26PM0.70m
6:53AM0.64m
7:13PM0.80m
7:40AM0.74m
8:04PM0.89m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:55
5:57
 mm
Temp °C
9
9
8
8
8
11
12
12
11
11
10
10
11
12
13
13
12
Feels °C
5
6
5
5
5
9
9
10
9
9
8
8
9
10
9
10
9
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