Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Matauri Bay today (16 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Matauri Bay at 10PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Matauri Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sun night, light winds from the SW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 8 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | SE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
49 | 32 | 35 | 21 | 30 | 239 | 309 | 506 | 657 | 561 | 363 | 254 | 177 | 132 | 106 | 81 | 82 | 56 | 164 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:35PM2.28m | 11:01AM2.19m | 11:18PM2.22m | 11:44AM2.14m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:11PM0.37m | 4:42AM0.37m | 4:56PM0.47m | 5:25AM0.44m | 5:41PM0.58m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | ESE 9 |
49 | 32 | 35 | 18 | 30 | 21 | 13 | 506 | 657 | 561 | 363 | 254 | 177 | 132 | 106 | 81 | 82 | 56 | 65 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | SE 11 | ESE 12 | NE 10 |
21 | 21 | 16 | 20 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 11 | SE 13 | — | NE 11 | — |
8 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | — | 4 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | SSW 2 | SSE 4 | SE 8 | SE 9 | — | — | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | — | — | S 2 | SE 9 |
2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 239 | 309 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 164 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 371 | 453 | 126 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 7 |
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