Matauri Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.04° S 173.91° E

Matauri Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matauri Bay sea temperature is
16.1°C
1.0° 

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 (30 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Matauri Bay at 5AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 29). 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) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Aug)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (30 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (30 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Sat night, light winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Sunday
30
Monday
31
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
NNE
8
2.1
NNE
8
1.8
NE
8
1.5
NE
8
1.2
NE
9
1.1
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.8
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.8
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.7
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
778
616
450
311
210
160
120
104
119
122
119
99
99
110
90
87
87
Wind (km/h)
35
S
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
8:44PM2.10m
9:01AM2.04m
9:23PM2.14m
9:44AM2.09m
Low Tide
2:45AM0.56m
2:57PM0.52m
3:26AM0.51m
3:37PM0.52m
mod rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:47
6:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:02
6:04
 mm
10
1
Temp °C
14
13
12
12
13
16
16
14
13
13
13
14
15
17
16
14
13
Feels °C
8
5
5
5
7
11
11
9
9
9
9
11
12
13
11
9
9
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