Matauri Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.04° S 173.91° E

Issued: 6 am 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Matauri Bay sea temperature is

17.2°C

Matauri Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Matauri Bay today (25 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Matauri Bay at 1PM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (25 Oct)	0.5ft (0.2m)	13s
Afternoon (25 Oct)	0.5ft (0.2m)	13s
Evening (25 Oct)	0.5ft (0.2m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NW by Tue morning).
	Sunday 25							Monday 26								Tuesday 27
	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 15	N 12	N 12	N 7	N 14
Wave Graph
kJ	7	7	14	14	13	12	12	11	25	25	24	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	4	3	3	156	4
Wind (km/h)	SW	SSW	NNW	NNW	NW	WNW	W	WSW	SW	SW	NW	NNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	NW	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	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	cross-off
High Tide			7:34AM1.98m				7:51PM2.09m				8:23AM2.09m				8:38PM2.15m				9:13AM2.18m				9:26PM2.19m
Low Tide	1:12AM0.59m				1:34PM0.63m				1:59AM0.49m				2:20PM0.57m				2:45AM0.41m				3:07PM0.52m


	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:47	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	2	8
Temp °C	14	15	17	17	17	17	16	15	14	14	17	18	18	17	16	15	16	17	18	17	17	17	17
Feels °C	12	13	15	13	11	13	14	13	12	12	15	14	13	12	13	12	13	14	14	14	13	14	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 8	ENE 8	ENE 8	E 13	E 13	E 12	E 12	NNW 3	E 12	E 12	NNW 4	E 12	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	N 7	NNW 8
kJ	7	7	7	14	13	12	12	1	25	25	3	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	2	2	2	156	310
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	E 8	E 8	NE 11	NE 11	E 12	NNW 3	NNW 4	E 12	NE 10	NNE 10	NNE 10	NNE 9	NNE 8	NE 8	N 11	N 12	N 12	N 12	E 11	E 11
kJ	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	11	1	1	24	4	10	9	7	6	2	2	3	3	3	2	2
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 14	E 14	E 13	NE 11	NE 11	E 8	E 8	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	NE 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	E 15	E 15	N 10	—	—	N 14
kJ	4	4	14	5	5	1	1	4	4	4	4	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	4	2	—	—	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WNW 3	—	—	—	NW 2	NW 3	NW 3	NW 3	—	—	—	NNW 4	NNW 4	NNW 4	NNW 4	N 4	N 4	NNW 5	NNW 5	NNW 6	NNW 7	NW 7	NNW 7
kJ	1	—	—	—	2	2	2	3	—	—	—	6	16	19	9	13	20	40	78	164	189	176	495
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Te Paki Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waiapu River East Cape	Anaura Bay East Cape	Anaura Bay East Cape	Waipu Cove Northland	The Bluff-South Side Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Baylys Beach Northland	Homunga Bay Coromandel	Schnappers Point Nelson - Tasman Bay	Waipu River Northland	Ngunguru Bar Northland	Okupe Beach Northland	Taupo Bay Northland
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	1	1	1	1	3	3	3	1	4	1	1	2	3
Distance (km)	68	68	68	122	72	72	68	68	68	68	509	529	529	123	101	108	108	316	687	118	86	65	19
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	The Box	Shipwreck Bay-Blue House	The Box	Scott Point	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes				Forestry	The Bluff-South Side	Baylys Beach	Baylys Beach			Forestry	Ngunguru Bar	Ngunguru Bar	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4				1	3	3	3			1	1	2	3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Fox River West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Purakaunui Bay Catlins	Purakaunui Bay Catlins	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Charleston West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Shipwreck Bay-Supertubes Northland	Wainui Reef Wanganui-Manawatu	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Kaka Point Catlins	The Bluff-South Side Northland	Kaka Point Catlins	Baylys Beach Northland	Kaka Point Catlins	Inner Cut Nelson - Tasman Bay	Kaka Point Catlins	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Papatowai Catlins	Fox River West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	1	1	2	3	3	3	3	4	2	1	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5

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