Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Matata today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Matata at 2AM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Matata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 7°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu afternoon, calm by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 15 | Friday 16 | Saturday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 13 | NNE 11 | N 18 | NNE 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 653 | 332 | 223 | 327 | 169 | 131 | 131 | 131 | 114 | 93 | 54 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 14 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | 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-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:52PM1.65m | 11:21AM1.69m | 11:35PM1.58m | 12:05PM1.63m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:07AM0.26m | 5:35PM0.37m | 5:50AM0.32m | 6:20PM0.43m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — |
mm | 13 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 11 |
Feels °C | 11 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 15 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 10 | NNE 11 | NE 11 | NNE 12 |
| kJ | 5 | 332 | 223 | 240 | 169 | 131 | 131 | 131 | 114 | 93 | 54 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 14 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 15 | — | — | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 6 | N 18 | N 6 | N 17 |
| kJ | — | 4 | — | — | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 14 | N 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 | N 14 | NE 14 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNW 7 | NW 7 | NE 13 | N 13 | N 18 | N 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 7 | W 4 | W 4 | NNW 8 | — | — | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 |
| kJ | 653 | 14 | 9 | 327 | — | — | 1 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 147 | 35 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 35 | 22 | 22 | 141 | 108 | 178 | 178 | 108 | 108 | 99 |
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