Matauri Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.04° S 173.91° E

Matauri Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matauri Bay sea temperature is
15.9°C
0.5° 

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 (16 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 13s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Matauri Bay at 7AM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)1ft (0.3m)13s
Afternoon (16 Sep)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (16 Sep)1ft (0.3m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu morning).

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
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)
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
11
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
1.1
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
20
21
26
27
25
23
23
23
23
23
23
23
22
22
22
113
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
25
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
25
NW
10
W
30
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
10:44PM2.14m
11:12AM2.14m
11:23PM2.07m
11:52AM2.06m
Low Tide
4:50AM0.48m
5:09PM0.62m
5:31AM0.57m
5:52PM0.72m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:15
6:15
 mm
1
1
5
12
3
Temp °C
13
12
11
10
12
14
15
14
14
14
15
15
16
15
13
12
11
Feels °C
10
10
9
8
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
9
8
10
5
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