Matauri Bay surf break

Matauri Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Saturday 11 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
21.1° C
(Which is 1.6°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 2AM is: 6.5m 14s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)16ft (5.0m)13s
Afternoon (12 Apr)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (12 Apr)6ft (1.8m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
0
!
!
3
2
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
8
E
6.5
ENE
6
ENE
6
ENE
5
ENE
4
ENE
3
ENE
2.3
ENE
1.8
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.7
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
Period(s) (?)141414131312121212111111101010101010101414141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)243501664514638119008900499927161396864652545452426363296296250244202199489469432347
Wind
(km/h)
50
SE
35
SSE
35
S
25
SSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
20
WNW
25
NW
25
NW
30
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
15
W
15
W
10
W
20
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:49AM
1.83
2:55PM
1.74
3:49AM
1.86
4:03PM
1.76
4:45AM
1.91
5:07PM
1.83
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:09PM
0.83
8:53AM
0.86
9:10PM
0.83
9:54AM
0.82
10:14PM
0.79
10:52AM
0.75
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise----6:45-------6:46-------6:46---
Sunset-------6:04-------6:02-------6:01
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
Rain (mm)
20864-1---------11----111
Temp. °C202121212119202018181718202121201918171618191917
Feels °C (?)141818191815161716161516181718171817161516161513
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