Matauri Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.04° S 173.91° E

Matauri Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matauri Bay sea temperature is
16.3° C
0.8° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Matauri Bay at 12PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Afternoon (02 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (02 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
6
1.7
E
7
1.7
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.1
E
7
1
E
7
0.9
E
7
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.3
NE
13
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
8
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
12
0.3
NE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
146
282
337
307
187
121
91
69
51
38
28
27
27
35
31
29
31
23
23
23
23
21
20
Wind (km/h)
25
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:05AM1.99m
10:30PM2.10m
10:47AM2.01m
11:11PM2.10m
11:30AM2.03m
Low Tide
3:53AM0.57m
4:00PM0.54m
4:33AM0.55m
4:41PM0.57m
5:14AM0.55m
5:25PM0.61m
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
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>
7:18
7:16
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:43
5:44
 mm
1
Temp °C
11
11
10
12
13
12
11
11
12
12
12
15
15
13
12
12
12
12
12
14
15
12
11
Feels °C
5
6
5
7
8
8
8
8
9
10
10
11
11
10
9
9
9
10
9
9
11
8
8
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