Matauri Bay Surf Break

Matauri Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.04° S 173.91° E

Issued: 5 pm 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Matauri Bay sea temperature is
16.9° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (05 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Matauri Bay at 12AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 04). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)--
Afternoon (05 Jul)5ft (1.5m)12s
Evening (05 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 47mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun morning, strong winds from the N by Mon night).

Sat
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tue
7
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
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.4
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.3
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
3
N
8
3
N
9
3
N
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
657
635
544
454
416
342
335
277
272
319
262
212
172
138
136
133
131
138
108
106
102
1093
1423
1279
Wind (km/h)
25
N
25
N
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
NW
15
SW
10
W
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NNW
35
N
40
WNW
25
W
20
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
40
NNW
40
N
45
N
40
NNE
15
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
10:54PM2.03m
11:07AM1.90m
11:35PM2.02m
11:50AM1.91m
00:20AM2.02m
Low Tide
4:22PM0.57m
4:59AM0.61m
5:02PM0.60m
5:40AM0.61m
5:46PM0.63m
6:24AM0.62m
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
cloud
light rain
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:24
5:24
5:25
 mm
1
4
4
4
1
1
8
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
5
4
3
Temp °C
15
15
14
14
15
13
13
15
16
15
15
13
11
11
12
11
12
12
13
14
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
10
10
9
10
12
11
12
13
13
11
8
5
6
7
7
5
6
6
7
6
6
5
7
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
12
1.5
E
12
1.4
E
12
1.3
E
12
1.3
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.1
E
11
1.2
E
11
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
Energy kJ
657
635
544
454
416
342
335
277
272
319
262
212
172
138
136
133
131
138
108
106
102
73
72
73
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
10
0.7
NE
6
0.8
N
6
0.8
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.1
W
11
0.3
NE
7
0.3
NW
11
0.3
NW
11
0.3
NW
12
0.1
NW
17
0.3
NW
17
0.3
NW
17
Energy kJ
2
2
4
34
40
42
33
26
20
2
7
20
20
21
11
46
47
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
12
0.7
NE
6
0.7
N
6
0.5
NW
7
0.6
NNW
6
0.1
N
11
0.3
NW
11
0.2
ENE
7
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
3
39
32
21
26
2
20
4
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNE
4
1.1
NNE
5
1.3
N
5
1.4
NNW
6
0.9
NW
6
0.6
NNW
6
0.7
NNW
6
1.3
N
5
2
NNW
6
1.6
NW
7
1.3
NW
7
1.3
NW
6
1.4
NW
7
1.3
NNW
7
1.5
NNW
7
1.5
NNW
7
2.1
NNW
7
3
NNW
8
3
N
8
3
N
9
3
N
9
Energy kJ
30
50
88
122
64
25
34
81
312
289
149
145
158
145
198
242
456
946
1093
1423
1279
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
3
2
2
1
1
2
1
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
5
5
4
3
4
Distance (km)
406
539
539
68
19
0
0
0
19
73
325
446
0
0
52
65
73
86
108
210
210
210
72
19
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
9
5
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
2
2
2
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
9
7
5
5
9
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
6
5
5
6
6
6
5
5
8
8
8
8
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