Matauri Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.04° S 173.91° E

Matauri Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matauri Bay sea temperature is
16.1° C
0.8° 

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 (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Matauri Bay at 5AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (15 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (15 Aug)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.6
NE
10
0.6
NE
10
0.6
NE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
90
88
90
74
74
71
103
132
135
101
96
71
50
49
31
31
21
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:06PM2.33m
9:29AM2.21m
9:52PM2.32m
10:17AM2.21m
Low Tide
3:12AM0.35m
3:25PM0.30m
3:58AM0.34m
4:11PM0.37m
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
14
17
16
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
11
10
Feels °C
10
10
10
9
11
15
13
9
8
7
7
9
9
8
8
6
6
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