Matauri Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.04° S 173.91° E

Issued: 5 pm 15 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Matauri Bay sea temperature is

16.5° C

Matauri Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Matauri Bay today (16 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 14s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Matauri Bay at 1AM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	10s
Afternoon (16 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	13s
Evening (16 Jul)	1ft (0.3m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 15			Thursday 16								Friday 17								Sat 18
	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	9 AM	12 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 11	E 13	E 14	E 14	ESE 19	E 18	E 18	E 17	E 17	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 14	ESE 14
Wave Graph
kJ	21	23	23	23	22	22	22	22	13	16	37	119	167	222	215	273	269	259	256	246	231	222	218	215
Wind (km/h)	NW	WNW	WSW	SSW	SSW	SSE	SSW	WNW	WNW	SW	SSW	SW	S	WSW	SSW	SW	WNW	SSW	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off
High Tide			8:36PM2.33m				8:56AM2.18m					9:28PM2.36m				9:50AM2.19m				10:17PM2.35m				10:41AM2.18m
Low Tide	2:05PM0.28m				2:40AM0.41m				2:58PM0.25m					3:34AM0.37m				3:48PM0.27m				4:24AM0.35m


	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—
	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	16	18	17	15	15	14	13	14	15	16	15	13	12	12	12	12	13
Feels °C	13	13	13	14	14	14	14	15	16	15	13	14	13	12	13	14	15	13	11	11	10	10	11	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	NW 4	NW 5	NNW 4	NNW 4	ESE 19	E 18	E 18	E 17	E 17	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 16	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 15	ESE 14	ESE 14
kJ	21	23	23	23	22	22	22	5	5	4	4	119	167	222	215	273	269	259	256	246	231	222	218	215
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNW 4	ESE 11	E 13	ESE 10	E 14	NNW 4	NNW 4	NNW 4	NNE 9	NNE 9	N 9	N 8	N 8	N 8	N 8	N 8	N 8	N 8
kJ	2	2	10	10	10	10	2	22	13	11	37	4	2	2	9	8	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNW 5	NW 5	NW 5	—	NE 10	NE 10	ESE 10	E 14	ESE 10	NE 10	NNE 9	NNE 9	NNW 4	N 4	NE 9	NE 10	NE 9	NE 9	NE 10	NE 10	NE 9	E 9
kJ	10	11	2	1	1	—	4	4	10	16	11	4	9	9	2	1	3	4	3	3	4	4	3	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Scott Point Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	The Box Northland	The Box Northland	The Box Northland	The Box Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Pareparea Bay Northland	Motukahakaha and Paradise Bay Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Wainui Bay Northland	Matauri Bay Northland	Matauri Bay Northland	Matauri Bay Northland	Matauri Bay Northland	Matauri Bay Northland	Matauri Bay Northland	Matauri Bay Northland	Wainui Bay Northland	Matauri Bay Northland	Matauri Bay Northland	Matauri Bay Northland	Matauri Bay Northland	Matauri Bay Northland
Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	5	5	5	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	123	72	80	80	80	80	43	67	26	43	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Scott Point	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	The Box	The Box	The Box	The Box	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Pareparea Bay	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	The Ledge	Moureeses	Moureeses	The Ledge	Moureeses	Moureeses	Moureeses	Moureeses	Moureeses	Moureeses	Moureeses	Moureeses	Moureeses	The Ledge
Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	5	5	5	4	1	4	4	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Middleton Bay Taranaki	Little Wanganui West Coast South Island	Oakura Beach Taranaki	Paritutu and Ngamotu Beach Taranaki	The Box Northland	The Box Northland	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes Northland	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes Northland	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	5	5	5	4	2	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	5	4	8	4	5	8	4	4	4
Header Global	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Balnarring Point Australia	Shipstern Bluff Australia	Cape St Martin South Africa	Hell South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Cannibal Bay New Zealand	Catlins River Mouth New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	9	5	5	5	5	5	8	5	5	5	6	6	6	8	5	6	8	5	5	7

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