Matauri Bay surf break

Matauri Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 26 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
19.7° C
(Which is 2.2°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 9PM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Nov)--
Afternoon (26 Nov)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Evening (26 Nov)6ft (1.8m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
NE
1.8
NE
1.7
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.9
ENE
2
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
Period(s) (?)111111111111111111111010101010101010101010999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)652730687771785822887853730716619596562473463394335282282235221212176176
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
10
NNW
0
WNW
0
NE
0
NNW
0
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
25
NW
20
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
15
WNW
25
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
10
WNW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
15
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
glassglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:46AM
1.84
1:22PM
1.95
1:33AM
1.82
2:13PM
1.94
2:25AM
1.81
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:42PM
0.67
6:47AM
0.64
7:28PM
0.67
7:35AM
0.66
8:18PM
0.67
8:28AM
0.68
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunrise-----6:03-------6:03-------6:03--
Sunset-8:16-------8:17-------8:19------
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-------------------1----
Temp. °C202019181818202121212019181921232221191919202022
Feels °C (?)202121202020212018192020182021212020192020212022
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