Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Matauri Bay today (24 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Matauri Bay at 10PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Matauri Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 15 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 | E 15 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 134 | 52 | 34 | 30 | 29 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 32 | 37 | 38 | 29 | 28 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 57 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 5:59PM1.93m | 6:18AM1.87m | 6:45PM2.00m | 7:05AM1.95m | 7:28PM2.07m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:02AM0.74m | 12:25PM0.69m | 00:49AM0.65m | 1:08PM0.61m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 9 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 |
| kJ | 67 | 52 | 34 | 30 | 29 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 58 | 58 | 57 | 57 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 14 | E 15 | E 5 | ESE 14 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 |
| kJ | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 32 | 37 | 38 | 2 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | W 18 | E 16 | SE 10 | E 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | E 16 | — | NE 10 | ESE 12 | E 6 | E 15 | E 5 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | — | 4 | 14 | 5 | 17 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | SSW 2 | SW 2 | WSW 2 | — | WNW 2 | WNW 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | 134 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 7 | 12 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 72 | 7 | 19 | 43 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 43 | 43 | 26 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
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