Matata Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.89° S 176.76° E

Matata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matata sea temperature is
14.9° C
0.3° 

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 (15 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Matata at 12AM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jul)--
Afternoon (15 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (15 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Fri
17
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
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)
1
NNW
6
0.8
N
6
0.8
N
6
0.7
N
6
0.6
N
5
0.6
N
5
0.5
N
5
0.5
N
5
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
E
21
0.1
NE
10
0.1
E
20
0.1
E
19
0.1
E
19
0.1
E
19
0.2
NNW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
67
38
38
29
20
19
13
13
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
4
8
4
7
7
7
7
3
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
5
WNW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
WSW
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
6:24PM1.92m
6:42AM1.83m
7:20PM1.98m
7:39AM1.85m
8:14PM2.01m
8:35AM1.85m
Low Tide
00:40AM0.17m
1:01PM0.00m
1:38AM0.12m
1:56PM-0.02m
2:34AM0.08m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:12
5:12
5:13
 mm
Temp °C
15
13
12
12
11
10
10
14
16
15
13
12
10
11
12
14
15
13
13
9
9
9
10
14
Feels °C
13
12
11
11
9
8
8
12
14
13
11
10
8
9
10
11
11
10
11
5
6
7
8
12
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