Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Matata today (23 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Matata at 3PM is: 0.2m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (23 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
| Evening (23 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Matata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 26 | 86 | 215 | 385 | 327 | 362 | 246 | 238 | 147 | 108 | 43 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 1:51PM1.56m | 2:04AM1.55m | 2:44PM1.53m | 2:55AM1.50m | 3:36PM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:32AM0.31m | 7:55PM0.46m | 8:21AM0.37m | 8:47PM0.51m | 9:11AM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
Feels °C | 4 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 26 | 26 | 37 | 37 | 34 | 37 | 246 | 238 | 147 | 108 | 43 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | E 6 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | N 7 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 43 | 43 | 24 | 23 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | N 8 | N 8 | — | — | N 8 | NE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 4 | WSW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 14 | 86 | 215 | 385 | 327 | 362 | 29 | 48 | 74 | 50 | 40 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 139 | 139 | 145 | 145 | 141 | 138 | 138 | 139 | 139 | 82 | 82 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 178 | 32 |
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