Matai Wreck Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.20° S 159.78° W

Matai Wreck 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matai Wreck sea temperature is
24.0° C
0.2° 

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


How big are the waves at Matai Wreck today (17 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Matai Wreck at 8PM is: 0.3m 15s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 17). An open ocean swell of 2.2m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.6m 17s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (-10) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)--
Afternoon (17 Jul)1ft (0.3m)15s
Evening (17 Jul)1ft (0.3m)15s

Table - waves today at Matai Wreck. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri night, min 19°C on Fri afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NW
15
0.3
NW
15
0.3
NW
15
0.3
NW
15
2.2
S
13
2.2
S
13
2.4
S
13
2.5
S
11
2.3
SSE
13
3
S
11
3
S
11
3
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
2.2
SSW
11
2.1
SSW
11
1
SSW
25
1.4
SSW
24
1.7
SSW
23
1.9
SSW
22
2.1
SSW
21
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
34
33
33
33
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
40
SSW
35
S
30
S
30
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:17AM0.61m
11:52PM0.51m
12:10PM0.52m
00:46AM0.48m
1:05PM0.44m
Low Tide
5:25PM-0.10m
5:46AM-0.01m
6:18PM-0.04m
6:47AM0.05m
7:14PM0.02m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:15
7:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:14
6:15
6:15
 mm
Temp °C
19
19
20
20
21
20
20
20
20
21
20
21
20
20
20
20
21
20
20
20
20
Feels °C
15
14
14
14
15
15
12
13
13
15
14
14
14
14
14
15
17
15
15
16
15
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