Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Matata today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with NNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Matata at 10AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 05). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Matata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NE 10 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | N 6 | N 6 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NW 3 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 63 | 49 | 36 | 25 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 45 | 45 | 101 | 155 | 290 | 569 | 367 | 419 | 273 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:04AM1.71m | 12:43PM1.71m | 1:03AM1.67m | 1:45PM1.70m | 2:07AM1.64m | 2:50PM1.71m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:27AM0.20m | 6:58PM0.34m | 7:25AM0.23m | 8:00PM0.36m | 8:27AM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Feels °C | 5 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NE 10 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | WNW 4 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 |
| kJ | 63 | 49 | 36 | 25 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | — | 367 | 294 | 273 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 6 | N 6 | — | NE 10 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | NW 5 | — | — | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | W 2 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 4 | — | NNW 4 | NW 3 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | N 7 | — | NNW 8 | — |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 6 | — | 2 | 2 | 17 | 45 | 45 | 101 | 155 | 290 | 569 | — | 419 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 22 | 22 | 73 | 159 | 26 | 65 | 138 | 141 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 82 | 138 | 138 | 32 | 82 | 0 |
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