Matauri Bay surf break

Matauri Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 17 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
20.5° C
(Which is 1.3°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 11PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm April 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)--
Afternoon (17 Apr)1ft (0.3m)14s
Evening (17 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
E
0.3
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.2
ESE
0.5
N
0.5
N
1.3
N
1.2
N
1.1
N
1.1
N
0.6
NE
0.2
N
0.8
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
Period(s) (?)14141313131312121212121212997777610888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)35365857555350292828282713423918615212011032877153136
Wind
(km/h)
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
35
NW
20
W
15
WNW
20
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
35
NNW
35
NW
30
WNW
30
NW
30
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:47PM
2.16
8:04AM
2.22
8:37PM
2.25
8:53AM
2.26
9:28PM
2.31
9:43AM
2.25
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:23PM
0.43
1:43AM
0.49
2:10PM
0.34
2:31AM
0.45
2:58PM
0.29
3:23AM
0.44
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise------6:50-------6:50-------6:50-
Sunset5:58-------5:57-------5:54-------
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
--------121131---11431-1
Temp. °C191817171718191919191918191718191918171817161717
Feels °C (?)161515141314151414141413141516161515141311111211
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