Matata Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.89° S 176.76° E

Matata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matata sea temperature is
14.5°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 (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Matata at 12PM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Afternoon (06 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)3s
Evening (06 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
5
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.4
NW
3
0.5
NNW
3
0.9
NNW
5
1.1
NNW
5
1.1
NNW
6
1.4
NNW
6
1.7
NNW
7
2.1
NNW
7
2.3
NNW
7
1.8
N
8
1.6
N
8
1.4
N
8
1.3
N
8
1.2
N
8
1.4
N
8
1.5
N
9
1.3
N
9
1.1
N
8
1
N
8
0.9
N
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
4
4
3
6
36
72
80
155
268
397
547
381
326
253
213
182
266
328
247
167
132
103
Wind (km/h)
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
15
NNW
10
W
10
SW
10
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
5
WSW
10
W
10
S
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:03AM1.67m
1:45PM1.70m
2:07AM1.64m
2:50PM1.71m
3:13AM1.64m
3:54PM1.74m
Low Tide
7:25AM0.23m
8:00PM0.36m
8:27AM0.24m
9:06PM0.35m
9:31AM0.23m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:54
5:55
5:57
 mm
2
4
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
8
10
13
15
16
15
14
14
15
15
15
15
14
13
11
10
10
8
10
14
15
13
10
Feels °C
5
7
10
11
13
12
10
11
12
11
11
11
12
11
9
8
7
4
6
12
13
11
7
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