Matauri Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.04° S 173.91° E

Matauri Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matauri Bay sea temperature is
16.6°C
0.0° 

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 (02 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Matauri Bay at 5PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Nov)4ft (1.2m)6s
Afternoon (02 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (02 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thu
5
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
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
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NE
6
1.3
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.4
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.5
NE
7
1.5
NE
7
1.6
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.8
NE
8
1.9
NE
8
1.8
NE
8
1.8
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
89
108
135
149
153
158
163
168
178
194
251
225
237
276
321
408
445
437
393
333
333
304
311
311
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:29PM2.10m
2:52AM1.95m
3:31PM2.06m
3:57AM1.91m
4:31PM2.05m
5:02AM1.90m
Low Tide
7:59AM0.48m
8:38PM0.56m
8:59AM0.53m
9:41PM0.57m
10:01AM0.56m
10:42PM0.55m
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7:54
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Temp °C
16
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
18
17
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
Feels °C
12
14
14
13
14
14
14
14
15
15
16
16
14
14
14
14
14
16
16
16
15
15
16
16
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