
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Matauri Bay today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Matauri Bay at 8AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Matauri Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 10 | E 7 | ESE 11 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 11 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 21 | 21 | 31 | 21 | 73 | 79 | 121 | 123 | 127 | 129 | 127 | 129 | 129 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 2:09AM2.00m | 2:49PM1.92m | 2:57AM1.93m | 3:47PM1.89m | 3:49AM1.87m | 4:44PM1.88m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:23AM0.67m | 8:46PM0.84m | 9:15AM0.73m | 9:43PM0.89m | 10:08AM0.77m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 11 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 15 | 21 | 21 | 31 | 20 | 73 | 79 | 131 | 104 | 65 | 129 | 127 | 129 | 129 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ESE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | E 11 | E 10 | — | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 |
3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 2 | — | 121 | 123 | 127 | 42 | 30 | 17 | 16 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ESE 12 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 12 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 11 | WNW 12 | WNW 17 |
11 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 14 | 29 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 5 | NNW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 29 | 57 | 176 | 279 | 212 | 19 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 72 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 319 | 509 | 509 | 509 | 108 | 108 | 509 | 509 | 509 | 72 | 19 | 302 | 509 | 509 | 543 | 19 | 0 | 0 |
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