Matauri Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.04° S 173.91° E

Issued: 6 am 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Matauri Bay sea temperature is

15.5°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 (08 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Matauri Bay at 12PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	9s
Afternoon (08 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	9s
Evening (08 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 8							Friday 9								Saturday 10
	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 9	ENE 10	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	360	351	329	274	268	257	199	160	157	153	125	122	116	95	93	93	67	66	74	66	66	52	52
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SSW	E	N	NNW	NW	WNW	WSW	SSW	SSE	E	NE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	N	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide		6:21AM1.95m				6:47PM2.10m					7:16AM2.01m				7:37PM2.14m				8:07AM2.08m				8:24PM2.16m
Low Tide				12:25PM0.51m				00:56AM0.49m					1:18PM0.46m				1:47AM0.43m				2:06PM0.43m


	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:32	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	15	16	16	16	16	15	14	14	15	16	16	16	15	15	15	15	16	17	17	16	16
Feels °C	11	11	14	13	13	14	15	14	13	13	14	14	14	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 9	ENE 10	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8
kJ	360	351	329	274	268	257	199	160	157	153	125	122	116	95	93	93	67	66	74	66	66	52	52
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 11	E 9	E 9	E 9	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 10	N 10	N 11	NE 11	NE 11	N 11	NW 5	N 11	N 11	ESE 6	ESE 6
kJ	2	6	6	6	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	5	5	2	1	2	2	4	4
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 12	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 13	N 13	N 9	N 9	N 12	N 10	N 10	N 10	—	NE 11	N 10	NW 5	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	E 6	N 10	N 10
kJ	3	2	2	2	3	3	2	2	3	2	2	2	—	5	2	1	2	2	2	2	1	2	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNW 3	N 3	NNW 5	N 3	N 3	N 4	NNW 4
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	6	2	3	6	7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Matauri Bay Northland	Matauri Bay Northland	Matauri Bay Northland	Fairway Reef Northland	Matauri Bay Northland	Matauri Bay Northland	Matauri Bay Northland	Matauri Bay Northland	Matauri Bay Northland	Takou Bay Northland	Takou Bay Northland	The Bluff-North Side Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	Wainui Bay Northland	Takou Bay Northland	Okupe Beach Northland	Okupe Beach Northland	Okupe Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Te Paki Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Okupe Beach Northland
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	5	5	4	1	1	1	1	1	4	4	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	40	0	0	0	0	0	7	7	101	101	101	6	7	65	65	65	108	122	43	65
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	Moureeses	Moureeses	Moureeses	Fairway Reef	Fairway Reef	Fairway Reef	Takou Bay	Moureeses	Moureeses	Moureeses	The Ledge	Scott Point	Scott Point	Scott Point	The Ledge	The Ledge	The Box	Waipu River	Ngunguru Bar	Scott Point	Scott Point	Elliot Bay	Ngunguru Bar
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	5	5	4	1	1	4	1	1	4	4	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Fox River West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Scott Point Northland	Scott Point Northland	Fox River West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Stent Road Taranaki	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Piha North Auckland	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Cobden Breakwater West Coast South Island	Dinner Plates Catlins
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	3	4
Header Global	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Heaven South Africa	Batu Hiu Indonesia	Hell South Africa	Benkunqut Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Keramas Indonesia	Boneyards South Africa	Outside Corner Indonesia	Desert Point (Bangko-Bangko) Indonesia	Dolphin Point South Africa	Dolphin Point South Africa	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Hullets Reef South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Ahijedero Mexico	Steep Point Australia	Ahijedero Mexico	Pascuales Mexico
Rating (10 max)	8	6	6	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	4	5	5	5

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