Matata Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.89° S 176.76° E

Matata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Matata sea temperature is
14.2°C
0.8° 

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 (02 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Matata at 11AM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 02). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Afternoon (02 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Evening (02 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNW
5
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.2
NNE
13
0.2
NNE
13
0.2
NNE
13
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
5
5
4
4
10
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
NW
25
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
SSE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
E
20
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
E
5
NNE
5
S
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
High Tide
11:36AM1.84m
11:55PM1.76m
12:30PM1.81m
00:51AM1.71m
1:29PM1.76m
Low Tide
5:23AM0.09m
5:53PM0.22m
6:15AM0.13m
6:48PM0.26m
7:11AM0.18m
7:48PM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:45
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7:17
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Temp °C
7
6
11
16
20
17
12
9
9
8
13
17
15
13
12
11
10
10
11
15
16
15
11
Feels °C
4
2
8
11
14
12
8
5
5
5
11
14
12
11
8
7
6
6
6
10
11
13
9
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