Matauri Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.04° S 173.91° E

Issued: 6 am 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Matauri Bay sea temperature is

17.0°C

Matauri Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Matauri Bay today (17 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Matauri Bay at 12PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (17 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	8s
Afternoon (17 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	8s
Evening (17 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 17							Sunday 18								Monday 19
	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	ESE 8	SE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	SE 7	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	ESE 6	ENE 9	ESE 7	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11
Wave Graph
kJ	62	257	229	230	110	196	74	43	46	26	25	24	24	56	24	24	24	13	8	18	30	30	30
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	SSE	ESE	E	ESE	S	S	SSW	SSW	S	NNE	NNE	NE	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	N	NW	NNW	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross-on	on	on	on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross
High Tide				1:00PM1.96m					1:07AM1.85m				1:43PM1.89m				1:51AM1.80m				2:34PM1.84m
Low Tide		6:36AM0.66m					7:05PM0.77m				7:18AM0.74m				7:51PM0.81m				8:04AM0.79m				8:41PM0.84m


	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:40	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	11	9	11	14	14	14	11	11	11	11	14	17	15	15	13	12	11	11	13	14	15	16	15
Feels °C	7	3	5	8	9	11	7	8	8	8	11	14	12	13	12	10	9	9	12	11	11	14	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	NE 10	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 6	E 7	E 7	ESE 7	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	NE 11	NE 11
kJ	62	125	107	128	25	101	74	43	46	23	23	17	16	24	24	15	13	13	8	18	10	30	30
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 13	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	NE 11	ESE 7	ESE 6
kJ	24	25	25	24	7	23	28	27	26	26	25	24	24	24	24	24	24	8	8	8	30	10	8
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 6	NW 6	NE 13	NE 13	N 18	N 17	N 17	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 15	N 15	N 15	N 15	ENE 11	NE 11	ENE 11	N 14	N 14	N 14
kJ	2	2	7	7	6	6	6	5	21	20	20	20	19	19	18	17	17	12	5	12	16	15	15
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 3	ESE 8	SE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 7	—	S 3	SSW 3	—	—	—	—	SE 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNW 2	—
kJ	1	257	229	230	110	196	—	1	3	—	—	—	—	56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Takou Bay Northland	Tauranga Bay Northland	Taronui Bay-Bombora Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Tauranga Bay Northland	Takou Bay Northland	Wainui Bay Northland	Matauri Bay Northland	Wainui Bay Northland	Wainui Bay Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Wainui Bay Northland	Wainui Bay Northland	Wainui Bay Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Elliot Bay Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Taupo Bay Northland	Wainui Bay Northland	Takou Bay Northland
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	3	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	1	1	1
Distance (km)	7	9	12	68	68	9	7	6	0	6	6	72	72	43	6	6	6	43	43	72	19	6	7
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	The Ledge	The Ledge	The Ledge	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks	The Ledge	Moureeses	Moureeses	The Ledge	Fairway Reef	The Ledge	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	The Ledge	The Ledge	The Ledge	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Moureeses
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	3	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	3	2	2	1	1	1	2	3	3	3	3	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Nugget Point Catlins	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	5	6	8	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5
Header Global	Ahijedero Mexico	Cape St Martin South Africa	Afife Portugal	Afife Portugal	Afife Portugal	Afife Portugal	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Ahijedero Mexico	Pascuales Mexico	Airport Rights New Zealand	Nugget Point New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Keusik Luhur Indonesia	Ahijedero Mexico	Easter Reef Australia	Kaka Point New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	4	5	6	8	5	5	4	4	5	4	5	5	5

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