Matakana Island Surf Break

Matakana Island 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.57° S 176.09° E

Issued: 5 pm 20 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Matakana Island sea temperature is
15.1° C

Slightly cooler than normal

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 (20 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Matakana Island at 11PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jun)--
Afternoon (20 Jun)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (20 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the ENE by Tue morning).

Sat
20
Sunday
21
Monday
22
Tue
23
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NE
10
0.8
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.8
NNW
5
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.2
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
6
1.8
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
157
125
103
101
53
52
51
39
27
34
24
18
17
17
16
9
9
9
9
6
90
166
201
261
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
S
10
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
20
E
20
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:15PM1.93m
11:42AM1.72m
00:08AM1.84m
12:39PM1.66m
1:01AM1.76m
Low Tide
5:38AM0.15m
5:52PM0.18m
6:31AM0.19m
6:46PM0.28m
7:23AM0.24m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:30
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:04
5:04
5:04
5:04
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
14
14
15
16
17
15
14
13
13
14
14
15
15
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
Feels °C
11
12
11
11
12
11
13
14
16
14
13
11
12
12
12
12
11
10
9
10
9
9
7
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NE
10
0.8
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
N
5
0.5
N
5
0.4
NNW
5
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.2
ENE
8
Energy kJ
157
125
103
101
53
52
51
39
12
14
9
18
17
17
16
9
9
9
9
6
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.3
ENE
9
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NNW
5
0.3
NNW
5
0.3
NNW
5
0.2
NNW
5
0.2
NNW
5
0.2
N
5
0.1
N
5
Energy kJ
1
1
15
5
5
1
27
25
24
9
5
5
3
3
2
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
17
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
Energy kJ
5
5
5
1
1
1
1
5
5
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NW
2
0.4
NW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.6
NW
4
0.6
NW
4
0.7
NNW
4
0.2
WNW
3
0.8
NNW
5
0.3
W
2
0.2
WSW
2
0.2
WSW
2
0.3
SW
2
0.4
E
3
1.1
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
6
1.8
ENE
6
Energy kJ
1
3
5
10
12
18
1
34
1
1
1
1
2
90
166
201
261
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
3
3
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
13
36
195
50
22
0
95
133
146
114
114
114
114
114
114
114
114
121
121
121
Best forecast wave conditions in Bay of Plenty
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
1
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
4
4
5
6
7
6
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
8
9
9
9
8
7
7
8
7
7
6
6
8
6
5
5
5
5
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