
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Matauri Bay today (31 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Matauri Bay at 8AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 31). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.1m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Matauri Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the SE by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 16 | E 11 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
102 | 98 | 97 | 97 | 97 | 91 | 89 | 88 | 88 | 86 | 61 | 61 | 41 | 62 | 61 | 72 | 62 | 80 | 144 | 177 | 155 | 94 | 54 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:41AM1.93m | 9:12PM2.06m | 9:23AM1.96m | 9:50PM2.08m | 10:05AM1.99m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:33AM0.66m | 2:45PM0.56m | 3:14AM0.61m | 3:22PM0.54m | 3:53AM0.57m | 4:00PM0.54m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | |
mm | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 11 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | N 6 | ESE 11 | NW 6 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 6 |
102 | 110 | 49 | 29 | 97 | 31 | 89 | 88 | 88 | 86 | 61 | 61 | 40 | 62 | 42 | 42 | 40 | 38 | 144 | 177 | 155 | 94 | 54 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | ESE 11 | NNE 7 | ESE 11 | N 6 | E 11 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | N 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 6 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 15 | ESE 11 | NE 15 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 |
5 | 98 | 45 | 97 | 29 | 91 | 21 | 14 | 20 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 35 | 34 | 34 | 22 | 33 | 33 | 31 | 29 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 19 | NE 11 | ESE 11 | NE 11 | NE 18 | N 6 | N 6 | N 6 | NE 17 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 15 | N 6 | N 6 | NW 6 | NE 15 | NW 6 | — | — | SE 13 |
14 | 5 | 97 | 5 | 12 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 44 | 42 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 40 | 37 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 33 | 2 | — | — | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 7 | WSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | E 3 | E 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
190 | — | 109 | 43 | 43 | 85 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 30 | 61 | 72 | 62 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 325 | 529 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 72 | 101 | 211 | 210 | 41 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
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