Matata Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.89° S 176.76° E

Matata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matata sea temperature is
15.9°C
0.1° 

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 (04 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Matata at 10AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Afternoon (04 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (04 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Sat
7
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NNE
7
1
NNE
7
1.1
NNE
7
1
NNE
7
1
NNE
7
1
NNE
7
1
NNE
7
1
NNE
7
1.1
NNE
7
1.4
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
7
1.2
NNE
7
1.1
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
1
NNE
7
0.7
NE
7
1.1
N
6
1.2
NNE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
85
102
127
111
108
105
102
105
134
213
213
213
183
183
142
121
77
65
64
65
65
64
102
51
86
107
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
SE
10
E
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
E
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SE
10
N
10
N
5
N
5
WNW
0
ESE
5
ESE
5
E
5
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NE
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
2:48AM1.61m
3:18PM1.74m
3:52AM1.60m
4:17PM1.71m
4:53AM1.62m
5:12PM1.70m
5:48AM1.65m
Low Tide
8:58AM0.28m
9:41PM0.27m
10:00AM0.31m
10:39PM0.25m
10:59AM0.33m
11:33PM0.23m
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Temp °C
13
13
16
18
18
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Feels °C
12
12
15
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17
16
15
15
15
14
18
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17
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