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Lat Long: 37.57° S 176.09° E

Matakana Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 07 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Matakana Island sea temperature is
17.7°C
1.5° 

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


How big are the waves at Matakana Island today (07 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Matakana Island at 6AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Nov)4ft (1.2m)6s
Afternoon (07 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (07 Nov)6ft (1.8m)7s

Table - waves today at Matakana Island. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri night, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tue
10
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
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.2
NE
6
1.2
NNE
6
1
N
6
1.3
NNE
6
1.7
NNE
6
1.8
NNE
7
1.6
NNE
7
1.5
NNE
7
1.5
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
7
1
N
7
1.1
N
7
1.2
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1
NE
7
1
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.2
NNE
6
1.1
NNE
6
1.1
NNE
6
1.1
NNE
6
1.1
NNE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
77
119
123
113
76
141
245
299
235
209
209
173
97
113
143
109
115
109
93
91
49
111
109
100
104
104
93
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
25
N
20
N
15
N
5
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
5
NNW
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
0
SW
10
S
10
SE
10
SE
15
ESE
10
E
15
ESE
15
NNE
5
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
5:50AM1.66m
6:06PM1.71m
6:40AM1.70m
6:53PM1.71m
7:26AM1.74m
7:38PM1.71m
Low Tide
11:36PM0.24m
11:57AM0.34m
00:25AM0.22m
12:49PM0.34m
1:11AM0.20m
1:36PM0.33m
1:54AM0.20m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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6:01
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6:01
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7:54
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7:55
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7:57
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7:58
 mm
4
3
3
5
1
1
3
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1
3
6
2
1
1
5
Temp °C
17
17
17
17
18
18
17
17
16
16
15
17
18
18
18
16
15
15
15
16
17
16
17
17
16
16
17
Feels °C
17
17
18
16
17
16
15
16
17
17
15
17
16
17
17
17
15
15
14
15
17
15
17
18
16
16
17
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