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Matauri Bay surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand
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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
19.3° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Matauri Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Matauri Bay at 6AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (13 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Matauri Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 7 | E 9 | E 6 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | |
127 | 103 | 79 | 79 | 152 | 79 | 76 | 130 | 422 | 531 | 522 | 485 | 383 | 334 | 153 | 137 | 228 | 277 | 277 | 100 | 315 | 243 | 263 | 270 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 4:03AM1.95m | 4:33PM1.86m | 4:56AM2.02m | 5:33PM1.97m | 5:50AM2.09m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:32PM0.77m | 10:14AM0.66m | 10:36PM0.72m | 11:08AM0.57m | 11:34PM0.65m | 12:01PM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 7 | E 7 | E 9 | E 7 | E 9 | NNE 9 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 9 | NE 8 | N 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 |
127 | 103 | 68 | 67 | 152 | 45 | 76 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 485 | 383 | 334 | 110 | 86 | 2 | 277 | 277 | 100 | 236 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | E 9 | E 9 | NNE 10 | E 9 | NNE 9 | N 10 | N 14 | — | N 13 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | — | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | — |
64 | 65 | 79 | 79 | 9 | 78 | 8 | 8 | 4 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 13 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 3 | — | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 6 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 7 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 |
— | 2 | — | 1 | 6 | 79 | 57 | 130 | 422 | 531 | 522 | — | — | 175 | 153 | 137 | 228 | — | 214 | 100 | 315 | 243 | 263 | 270 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 41 | 72 | 80 | 68 | 68 | 68 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 72 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 12 | 41 | 41 | 41 |
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