Matata Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.89° S 176.76° E

Matata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matata sea temperature is
14.5° C
0.4° 

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


How big are the waves at Matata today (29 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Matata at 2AM is: 0.1m 17s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 28). 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) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)16s
Afternoon (29 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)16s
Evening (29 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu night).

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
Rating
(10 max)
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
17
0.1
E
17
0.1
E
17
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
N
10
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
12
0.4
NNW
4
0.7
NNW
4
0.8
NNW
5
1.1
N
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
6
6
5
5
2
5
5
5
2
2
2
3
6
18
28
59
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
S
10
S
10
S
10
S
0
NNE
5
N
5
NNW
5
SW
5
S
5
SSE
10
S
5
SSW
10
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
High Tide
6:04PM1.60m
6:14AM1.53m
6:48PM1.65m
6:59AM1.56m
7:30PM1.69m
Low Tide
00:14AM0.47m
12:28PM0.32m
1:01AM0.42m
1:13PM0.29m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
 mm
Temp °C
8
7
7
6
7
11
12
10
10
8
8
8
9
13
14
12
11
Feels °C
4
3
3
2
4
9
9
8
8
6
6
5
8
11
10
8
7
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