Matauri Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.04° S 173.91° E

Matauri Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matauri Bay sea temperature is
16.1°C
0.7° 

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 (19 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Matauri Bay at 1AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 18). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (19 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (19 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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)
1.1
NE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
163
170
110
80
65
41
35
25
25
25
19
14
14
13
12
12
12
12
12
Wind (km/h)
15
S
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
30
W
25
W
25
W
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
15
SW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
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
High Tide
12:34PM1.97m
00:43AM1.91m
1:21PM1.89m
1:27AM1.84m
2:16PM1.83m
Low Tide
6:37PM0.80m
6:58AM0.76m
7:25PM0.87m
7:47AM0.83m
8:18PM0.91m
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:16
6:17
6:17
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
14
13
13
12
13
12
14
16
16
14
14
15
15
15
16
17
16
13
12
Feels °C
11
7
7
7
8
7
10
11
11
9
9
10
10
11
12
11
10
8
8
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