Matata Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.89° S 176.76° E

Matata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Matata sea temperature is
14.0°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 (01 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Matata at 8PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Afternoon (01 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Evening (01 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.5
NW
3
0.8
NW
4
0.4
NNW
4
0.3
NNW
4
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
13
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.2
NNE
13
0.7
SE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
3
4
17
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
10
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
17
16
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
15
NNW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
20
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
S
15
NNE
10
NE
20
SE
25
SSE
Wind State
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
on
on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
10:46AM1.86m
11:03PM1.81m
11:36AM1.84m
11:55PM1.76m
12:30PM1.81m
Low Tide
5:02PM0.19m
5:23AM0.09m
5:53PM0.22m
6:15AM0.13m
6:48PM0.26m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
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6:47
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7:16
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3
2
Temp °C
13
16
18
16
12
10
8
7
11
17
20
17
12
9
8
9
14
18
16
12
10
Feels °C
12
13
14
13
9
7
4
3
7
12
14
12
8
5
4
7
12
15
14
9
5
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