Matauri Bay surf break

Matauri Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 pm Friday 08 May 2026 NZST
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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
19.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Matauri Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Matauri Bay at 11PM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 08). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)--
Afternoon (08 May)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Evening (08 May)5.5ft (1.7m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Fri night, light winds from the WSW by Mon morning).

Fri
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
11
1.9
NE
13
1.9
NE
13
2.1
NE
12
2.2
ENE
13
2.2
ENE
13
2.3
ENE
13
2.2
ENE
13
2.1
ENE
13
2
ENE
12
1.9
ENE
12
1.7
ENE
12
1.6
ENE
12
1.5
ENE
12
1.4
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
11
1.1
ENE
11
1
ENE
11
1
ENE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
543
610
622
610
523
1147
1211
1305
1572
1699
1830
1597
1481
1201
1013
847
713
583
477
380
380
303
254
249
Wind (km/h)
30
N
30
N
40
N
30
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
15
W
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
00:25AM1.90m
12:34PM1.78m
1:15AM1.88m
1:24PM1.75m
2:11AM1.87m
Low Tide
5:54PM0.70m
6:33AM0.75m
6:40PM0.74m
7:23AM0.77m
7:31PM0.77m
8:18AM0.76m
rain showers
cloud
mod rain
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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7:05
7:07
7:07
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5:35
5:34
5:32
5:31
1
7
8
3
1
1
Temp °C
19
19
18
19
16
16
17
18
18
15
15
14
14
14
15
18
18
16
15
14
14
14
15
17
16
15
13
16
13
14
15
15
14
12
13
11
11
11
12
14
14
13
12
12
13
12
14
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
11
1.9
NE
13
1.9
NE
13
2.1
NE
12
2.2
ENE
13
2.2
ENE
13
2.3
ENE
13
2.2
ENE
13
2.1
ENE
13
2
ENE
12
1.9
ENE
12
1.7
ENE
12
1.6
ENE
12
1.5
ENE
12
1.4
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
11
1.3
ENE
11
1.1
ENE
11
1
ENE
11
1
ENE
11
Energy kJ
543
610
622
610
523
1147
1211
1305
1572
1699
1830
1597
1481
1201
1013
847
713
583
477
380
380
303
254
249
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
12
1.4
NNW
7
1.1
NNW
7
1
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.2
N
11
0.8
NNW
6
0.8
NNW
6
0.6
NNW
6
0.6
NW
6
0.2
N
11
0.1
NW
13
0.3
NW
10
0.3
NNW
13
0.4
NW
5
0.3
NW
6
0.2
NNW
13
0.2
NNW
13
0.2
NNW
13
0.2
NNW
12
0.2
NNW
12
Energy kJ
12
11
168
118
96
77
9
47
42
25
23
9
6
16
34
7
5
17
17
16
14
14
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NE
14
0.2
N
12
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.1
N
14
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
WNW
12
0.1
NW
12
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
10
0.1
NW
13
0.1
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.2
N
13
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
221
10
10
9
4
9
9
15
5
4
2
7
4
14
14
14
13
2
4
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
N
5
1.3
N
6
1.7
N
6
2
NNW
7
1.2
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
6
0.6
WNW
6
0.4
WNW
6
0.7
WNW
6
0.4
WSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.3
S
6
Energy kJ
64
105
212
330
123
66
22
13
39
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
542
543
549
40
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
13
6
6
0
6
0
6
6
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
5
5
7
9
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
6
6
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
5
9
7
9
5
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