Matauri Bay surf break

Matauri Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 18 Nov 2025 NZDT
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Matauri Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Matauri Bay sea temperature is
18.3° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Matauri Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Matauri Bay at 8PM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Nov)--
Afternoon (18 Nov)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (18 Nov)6ft (1.8m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.8
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.5
ENE
3
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.4
ENE
2
NE
2.5
NE
2.5
NE
2.5
ENE
2.3
ENE
2.2
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.1
ENE
2
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
Period(s) (?)1010109910991112121111111110101010101010109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4335506117671090136111661014918171016811447126710821016978826706692598527461419355
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNW
10
SW
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
5
ENE
10
NNW
15
NW
10
W
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SSW
0
W
15
N
15
NNW
10
N
5
ENE
0
SSE
5
SSE
10
SSE
10
E
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
ononcross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
glasscross-
off
glasscrosscross-
off
crossglassglasscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:22PM
1.94
8:00AM
1.97
8:04PM
1.93
8:42AM
2.00
8:44PM
1.92
9:23AM
2.02
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:13PM
0.68
1:34AM
0.57
1:56PM
0.68
2:16AM
0.56
2:36PM
0.68
2:55AM
0.55
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Sunrise-----6:07-------6:07-------6:07--
Sunset-8:09-------8:10-------8:12------
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
2593--------------------
Temp. °C191919181717181920201818171720202121191817171919
Feels °C (?)201919191717192120201819181821191920201917171919
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