Matata Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.89° S 176.76° E

Matata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Matata sea temperature is
16.5°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 (25 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Matata at 8PM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 25). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Afternoon (25 Oct)3ft (0.9m)4s
Evening (25 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
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
1
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.9
NW
4
0.2
NNE
11
0.4
NNW
4
0.4
NNW
5
0.4
NW
4
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.5
NW
3
0.9
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
5
1
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
5
1.1
NNW
6
1.4
NNW
6
1.5
NNW
6
1.6
NNW
6
1.6
NNW
7
1.8
NNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
12
22
12
6
7
5
12
11
5
22
38
60
45
39
86
144
165
200
219
316
Wind (km/h)
10
W
20
NW
25
NW
20
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WNW
25
NW
25
NNW
15
NW
15
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:42PM1.72m
7:15AM1.74m
7:29PM1.79m
8:02AM1.83m
8:16PM1.84m
Low Tide
12:35PM0.32m
1:02AM0.17m
1:25PM0.25m
1:49AM0.09m
2:14PM0.19m
clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
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7:39
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Temp °C
15
20
22
19
14
11
9
9
15
18
19
18
15
14
14
14
16
16
16
16
14
Feels °C
13
15
17
15
10
8
6
6
12
13
14
15
11
11
11
12
12
13
13
14
12
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