Matata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.89° S 176.76° E

Issued: 12 pm 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Matata sea temperature is

15.9°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Matata today (04 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with NNE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with NNE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Matata at 8PM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (04 Nov)	3.5ft (1.0m)	7s
Afternoon (04 Nov)	3.5ft (1.0m)	7s
Evening (04 Nov)	3.5ft (1.0m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 4					Thursday 5								Friday 6								Sat 7
	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	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	NE 7	N 6	NNE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	108	131	108	105	102	116	134	155	160	160	164	138	134	116	73	59	60	60	65	64	108	57	71	110
Wind (km/h)	E	NE	NE	NE	E	ESE	SSE	SSE	ESE	NNE	N	N	WNW	ESE	E	E	NNE	N	N	NNE	NNE	N	NE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	on	on
High Tide			3:18PM1.74m				3:52AM1.60m					4:17PM1.71m				4:53AM1.62m				5:12PM1.70m				5:48AM1.65m
Low Tide	8:58AM0.28m				9:41PM0.27m				10:00AM0.31m					10:39PM0.25m				10:59AM0.33m				11:33PM0.23m


	6:03	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—
	—	—	—	7:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	7:52
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	2	4	2
Temp °C	17	18	18	16	14	14	14	15	18	20	19	17	16	16	16	16	17	19	19	18	17	17	17	17
Feels °C	16	17	17	15	14	13	13	14	18	19	19	18	17	18	17	17	18	20	19	19	18	17	18	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	N 6	NNE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 6
kJ	108	131	108	105	102	116	134	155	160	160	164	138	134	116	73	59	60	60	65	53	108	57	27	110
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 10	N 10	NE 7	N 16	N 15	N 15	N 15
kJ	11	11	11	11	11	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	23	34	33	8	2	64	20	19	17	4
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 14	—	—	—	—	N 20	N 21	—	N 20	N 18	N 18	N 18	N 18	N 18	N 10	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10
kJ	4	—	—	—	—	8	8	—	8	6	6	6	6	6	8	21	21	21	5	2	2	2	2	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 7	N 7	—	N 5	N 5	N 6	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	43	43	—	25	35	71	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Waiapu River East Cape	Blacks Reef Gisborne and Mahia	Point Annihilation Gisborne and Mahia	Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe Gisborne and Mahia	Maketu Bar Bay of Plenty	Whakatane Heads Bay of Plenty	Matata Bay of Plenty	Matata Bay of Plenty	Whakatane Heads Bay of Plenty	Waihi Beach Bay of Plenty	Point Annihilation Gisborne and Mahia	Whakatane Heads Bay of Plenty	Matata Bay of Plenty	Matata Bay of Plenty	Matata Bay of Plenty	Matata Bay of Plenty	Arataki Bay of Plenty	Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe Gisborne and Mahia	Whiritoa Coromandel	Papatea Bay East Cape	Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe Gisborne and Mahia	Whangamata Bar Coromandel	Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe Gisborne and Mahia	Papatea Bay East Cape
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	152	159	161	138	30	22	0	0	22	89	161	22	0	0	0	0	55	138	102	99	138	108	138	99
Best forecast wave conditions in Bay of Plenty					Maketu Bar	Ohiwa-Port Ohope	Motiti Island Right	Motiti Island - Kaiwakawaka ree	Motiti Island Right	Waihi Beach		Motiti Island - Ernies	Arataki	Arataki	Arataki	Arataki	Arataki
Rating (10 max)					1	1	1	1	1	1		1	1	1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	9	8	7	6	5	5

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