
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Matauri Bay today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 12s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Matauri Bay at 9AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Matauri Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the W by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NNE 6 | N 6 | N 7 | NE 6 | N 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 42 | 112 | 196 | 56 | 162 | 96 | 138 | 125 | 91 | 43 | 46 | 35 | 28 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 14 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:52AM2.06m | 00:03AM1.99m | 12:34PM1.97m | 00:43AM1.91m | 1:21PM1.89m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:31AM0.57m | 5:52PM0.72m | 6:13AM0.67m | 6:37PM0.80m | 6:58AM0.76m | 7:25PM0.87m | |||||||||||||||||
— | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NNE 6 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 6 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 42 | 22 | 21 | 56 | 162 | 79 | 138 | 125 | 91 | 43 | 46 | 35 | 28 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | E 13 | E 13 | SE 13 | E 13 | NE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 8 | NNW 7 | N 7 | NW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | ESE 12 | ESE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 |
7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 96 | 62 | 24 | 48 | 24 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 7 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | E 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 11 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | NE 12 | NW 12 | ESE 14 | N 9 | NW 7 | ESE 12 | NW 7 | NE 12 | SE 11 | NW 5 | NW 7 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 6 | N 6 | N 7 | NNW 7 | — | — | W 2 | WNW 6 | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | W 3 | W 3 |
3 | 8 | 25 | 51 | 71 | 67 | 112 | 196 | 167 | — | — | 1 | 71 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 108 | 108 | 509 | 509 | 509 | 91 | 108 | 210 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 123 | 241 | 7 | 19 | 19 | 279 | 279 | 429 | 484 | 436 |
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