Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Matata today (24 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Matata at 8PM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (24 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (24 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Matata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 5°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 24 | Friday 25 | Saturday 26 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | NE 10 | — | NE 10 | NW 3 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NW 4 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 11 | NE 9 | N 12 | N 11 | NE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:53PM1.58m | 5:14AM1.52m | 5:38PM1.65m | 6:01AM1.60m | 6:21PM1.72m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:33AM0.41m | 11:09PM0.41m | 11:23AM0.36m | 11:55PM0.32m | 12:10PM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 3 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | — | — | — | N 3 | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | N 11 | — | N 12 | N 11 | — |
| kJ | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 3 | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | SSW 2 | SSW 2 | — | — | NNW 2 | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | NW 4 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 6 | 8 | 15 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 139 | 127 | 139 | 139 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 108 | 139 | 139 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 138 | 139 | 139 | 138 | 138 |
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