Matata Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.89° S 176.76° E

Matata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 14 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matata sea temperature is
17.4°C
0.9° 

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 (14 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Nov, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Matata at 4PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm November 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Nov)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (14 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (14 Nov)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tue
17
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)
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
10
0.3
N
13
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.4
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.8
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.8
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
1
NE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
9
1.3
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.1
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
37
36
35
33
32
32
53
31
22
40
51
51
51
50
50
73
101
123
203
243
311
249
184
154
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
0
NNW
5
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
E
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
N
5
NW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
NW
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
Wind State
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
High Tide
10:53AM1.70m
11:05PM1.56m
11:36AM1.65m
11:49PM1.50m
12:20PM1.61m
00:35AM1.46m
Low Tide
5:09PM0.39m
5:20AM0.32m
5:53PM0.42m
6:03AM0.36m
6:39PM0.45m
6:47AM0.41m
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Temp °C
17
19
19
18
15
14
13
14
18
19
20
18
17
16
16
16
18
20
20
19
17
14
13
13
Feels °C
17
18
17
18
16
13
12
13
18
18
19
18
18
17
17
17
18
19
19
18
15
12
12
13
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