Matauri Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.04° S 173.91° E

Matauri Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matauri Bay sea temperature is
16.5°C
0.5° 

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 (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Matauri Bay at 4AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (21 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (21 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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
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
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.5
NE
12
0.5
NE
12
0.6
ENE
12
0.6
ENE
12
0.6
ENE
11
0.5
NE
11
0.5
NE
11
0.5
NE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
10
0.3
NE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
27
28
28
27
25
26
73
71
96
93
85
59
58
57
45
27
27
26
25
25
15
9
9
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
5
SSW
5
S
5
SSE
10
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
5
SSW
15
NNW
20
NW
10
SSW
15
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
WSW
15
N
15
N
10
NE
5
SSE
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
3:37AM1.72m
4:29PM1.84m
4:43AM1.73m
5:23PM1.88m
5:47AM1.79m
6:14PM1.94m
Low Tide
9:51AM0.84m
10:35PM0.82m
10:53AM0.82m
11:31PM0.76m
11:53AM0.78m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:33
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6:33
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7:43
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7:44
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7:45
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Temp °C
13
12
11
13
15
15
16
14
12
11
11
13
15
16
17
12
11
11
11
13
15
15
15
14
Feels °C
13
11
10
13
13
12
14
14
10
9
9
12
12
12
15
9
9
9
9
12
12
12
13
13
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