Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Matata today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Matata at 5AM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Matata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 7°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | N 9 | N 12 | N 4 | NNW 4 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 18 | 43 | 85 | 164 | 340 | 348 | 384 | 181 | 154 | 131 | 127 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:48PM1.65m | 6:59AM1.56m | 7:30PM1.69m | 7:42AM1.58m | 8:10PM1.72m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:01AM0.42m | 1:13PM0.29m | 1:46AM0.37m | 1:55PM0.26m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 3 | NNW 3 | E 5 | E 5 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 12 | NE 11 | NNW 7 | E 12 | NE 18 | N 7 | N 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 240 | 3 | 13 | 131 | 127 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | N 12 | NE 11 | E 8 | E 14 | N 19 | NE 11 | N 18 | E 13 | NE 18 | E 12 | NE 18 | NE 18 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | N 9 | N 12 | N 9 | E 14 | E 14 | — | N 19 | N 19 | NE 11 | NE 18 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 12 | E 11 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | 7 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 3 | NNW 3 | — | N 4 | NNW 4 | N 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | WNW 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 9 | 18 | 43 | 85 | 164 | 340 | 348 | 384 | 181 | 154 | 19 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 41 | 82 | 102 | 82 | 0 |
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