Matauri Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.04° S 173.91° E

Matauri Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matauri Bay sea temperature is
15.8°C
0.3° 

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 (22 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 13s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Matauri Bay at 5AM is: 0.1m 13s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 21). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)13s
Afternoon (22 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Evening (22 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
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
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
5
6
6
5
5
5
5
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
W
20
W
25
WNW
25
W
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:18AM1.74m
4:17PM1.83m
4:26AM1.75m
5:10PM1.87m
Low Tide
9:18PM0.92m
9:40AM0.87m
10:18PM0.89m
10:41AM0.83m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:20
6:21
 mm
Temp °C
11
10
10
11
13
17
19
16
12
11
11
11
14
16
16
13
11
Feels °C
8
7
7
8
9
13
15
13
7
6
6
7
9
11
10
7
7
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