Matauri Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.04° S 173.91° E

Matauri Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matauri Bay sea temperature is
16.1°C
0.9° 

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 (06 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Matauri Bay at 10PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 06). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 18s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)--
Afternoon (06 Sep)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (06 Sep)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Sun night, calm by Tue night).

Sun
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
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)
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.1
NE
16
0.1
NE
16
0.6
N
8
0.1
NE
16
0.5
N
7
0.1
NE
10
0.4
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
16
16
16
8
8
8
8
8
8
10
8
10
10
42
10
23
4
14
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
35
NW
35
NNW
45
NW
30
WNW
30
W
30
WNW
30
W
30
WNW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:58PM2.01m
3:17AM1.95m
4:06PM2.02m
4:27AM1.95m
5:11PM2.07m
Low Tide
9:03PM0.72m
9:32AM0.59m
10:12PM0.69m
10:39AM0.55m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:08
6:09
 mm
1
3
7
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
16
16
16
14
16
15
14
13
14
14
13
13
14
15
14
13
Feels °C
12
12
12
11
11
9
9
11
9
8
7
9
9
8
8
9
11
10
10
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