Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Matauri Bay today (29 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Matauri Bay at 12AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Matauri Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 176 | 178 | 178 | 232 | 232 | 225 | 225 | 229 | 225 | 222 | 218 | 251 | 198 | 195 | 192 | 189 | 186 | 186 | 145 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:12PM1.95m | 7:16AM1.86m | 7:54PM1.98m | 7:59AM1.89m | 8:34PM2.02m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:46PM0.70m | 1:09AM0.79m | 1:29PM0.65m | 1:52AM0.72m | 2:08PM0.60m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
Feels °C | 13 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | E 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
| kJ | 176 | 178 | 178 | 232 | 232 | 225 | 225 | 229 | 225 | 222 | 218 | 251 | 198 | 195 | 192 | 189 | 186 | 186 | 145 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 4 | N 4 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 9 | NE 12 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 4 | N 4 | — | N 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | — | 12 | 25 | 36 | 38 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 43 | 65 | 19 | 0 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 86 |
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