Matauri Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.04° S 173.91° E

Issued: 5 pm 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Matauri Bay sea temperature is

16.6° 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 (11 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Matauri Bay at 1AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (11 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	10s
Afternoon (11 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	10s
Evening (11 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Fri 10			Saturday 11								Sunday 12								Mon 13
	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	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	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)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	218	214	209	223	218	205	209	209	214	209	209	205	192	150	144	115	115	108	66	66	66	65	64	30
Wind (km/h)	SSW	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	NE	NE	NNE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross
High Tide		3:33PM1.98m				3:49AM2.03m				4:38PM2.04m				4:52AM2.05m				5:41PM2.12m				5:56AM2.08m
Low Tide				9:34PM0.75m				10:05AM0.54m				10:41PM0.71m				11:07AM0.48m				11:43PM0.63m


	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—
	5:27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:29
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1
Temp °C	14	11	12	11	11	12	12	13	13	13	12	11	10	10	11	13	14	13	13	13	13	13	14	14
Feels °C	9	6	8	7	7	9	9	10	10	9	8	8	6	6	7	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9
kJ	218	214	209	223	218	205	209	209	214	209	209	205	192	150	144	115	115	108	66	66	66	65	64	30
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 12	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	NE 10	NE 12	NE 12	ESE 11
kJ	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	4	6	6	12
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	W 18	N 13	—	—	—	—	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 11	—	—	—	N 11	N 10	N 10	NE 10	NE 12	N 11	N 11	N 9	NE 12
kJ	—	—	6	3	—	—	—	—	3	3	3	3	—	—	—	2	2	2	4	6	2	2	2	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	S 3	SSW 2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4
kJ	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8	10	7	12	12	11	17
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Tauranga Bay Northland	Tauranga Bay Northland	Takou Bay Northland	Matauri Bay Northland	Matauri Bay Northland	Matauri Bay Northland	Matauri Bay Northland	Wainui Bay Northland	Taronui Bay-Bombora Northland	Tauranga Bay Northland	Tauranga Bay Northland	Takou Bay Northland	Takou Bay Northland	Takou Bay Northland	Tauranga Bay Northland	Taronui Bay-Bombora Northland	Tauranga Bay Northland	Tauranga Bay Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Waipapakauri Beach Northland	Okupe Beach Northland	Rimmers Road Auckland
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	4	4	3	1	3
Distance (km)	9	9	7	0	0	0	0	6	12	9	9	7	7	7	9	12	9	9	68	68	68	68	65	205
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland	The Ledge	Moureeses	Moureeses	Moureeses	Moureeses	The Ledge	Moureeses	Moureeses	The Ledge	The Ledge	The Ledge	The Ledge	Moureeses	Moureeses	Moureeses	The Ledge	The Ledge	The Ledge	The Box	The Box	Scott Point	Scott Point	Ngunguru Bar
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	4	4	4	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Piha-The Ditch Auckland	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Whatipu Auckland
Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3
Header Global	Barbel Point South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Bruces Beauties South Africa	Bruces Beauties South Africa	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Supertubes Australia	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Kaifu Rivermouth Japan	Etang-Sale Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Etang-Sale Reunion	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius
Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	5	5	7	7	5	5	5	4	5	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4

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