Matauri Bay Surf Forecast

/ Northland (73 surf breaks) /

New Zealand (466 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (35.04° S 173.91° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Matauri Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 20 Oct 2025 NZDT

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Matauri Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Today's Matauri Bay sea temperature is 16.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Matauri Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Matauri Bay at 12AM is: 0.4m 15s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 20). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (21 Oct)	-	-
Afternoon (21 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	16s
Evening (21 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	15s

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

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	Monday 20			Tuesday 21								Wednesday 22								Thursday 23
	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	10 AM	1 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	E	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	NNE	NNE
Period(s) (?)	16	16	15	15	15	14	14	12	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	8	9	9	9
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	77	75	72	69	67	66	65	70	63	61	59	56	55	54	30	30	29	29	31	50	50	56	44	30
Wind (km/h)	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	WNW	NW	NW	NW	NW
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	off	cross- off	off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)			7:59PM 2.02				8:29AM 2.01				8:40PM 2.01				9:11AM 2.04				9:18PM 2.00				9:50AM 2.06
Low Tide / height (m)	1:43PM 0.56				2:07AM 0.51				2:25PM 0.56				2:48AM 0.50				3:04PM 0.57				3:26AM 0.50

	Monday 20			Tuesday 21								Wednesday 22								Thursday 23
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	6:35	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:33	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:33	-	-
Sunset	-	7:42	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:43	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	7:44	-	-	-	-	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	17	17	15	15	14	15	16	18	18	18	17	16	15	15	18	20	20	20	17	16	16	16	17	18
Feels °C (?)	14	14	13	14	12	13	13	14	13	14	15	14	13	13	16	16	16	18	16	15	15	15	14	15

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Northland

Wind Update Offshore wind reported 25 km from Matauri Bay (light winds from the SW at Kerikeri Aero Automatic Weather Station 25 km from Matauri Bay). 0.4m 8s swell from the NE with a 0.3m 15s groundswell from the N. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
42 minutes ago Matauri Bay
Wind Update Offshore wind reported 30 km from Tauranga Bay (light winds from the SW at Kerikeri Aero Automatic Weather Station 30 km from Tauranga Bay). 0.4m 8s swell from the NE with a 0.4m 3s local chop from the NNW and a 0.3m 15s groundswell from the N as well as a 0.2m 12s groundswell, also from the N. 4 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
42 minutes ago Tauranga Bay

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25 km away, 42 min ago

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