Matata surf break

Matata surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Friday 10 Apr 2026 NZST
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Matata surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Matata sea temperature is
19.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Matata today?

The current surf forecast for Matata at 4AM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)11ft (3.5m)13s
Afternoon (11 Apr)13ft (4.0m)13s
Evening (11 Apr)15ft (4.5m)14s

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


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Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
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0
0
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3
2
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
NNE
2.5
NNE
3
NNE
3
NNE
3.5
NNE
3.5
NNE
4
NNE
4
NNE
4.5
NNE
4.5
NNE
5
NNE
6
NNE
6.5
NE
7.5
NE
8.5
NNE
7
NNE
6
N
4.5
N
3
N
1.8
N
1.6
N
1.5
N
1.5
N
1.7
N
Period(s) (?)131313131313131414141414131313131211111010998
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)152820812598329741694721524266117453781698431316315622197492358815335979453621769666463372342364
Wind
(km/h)
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
25
ESE
35
E
35
E
50
E
55
ENE
55
NE
50
NNW
45
WNW
35
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:56AM
1.52
1:12PM
1.42
1:49AM
1.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:37PM
0.43
7:12AM
0.53
7:27PM
0.46
8:06AM
0.53
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Sunrise----6:35-------6:35-------6:37---
Sunset------5:52-------5:50-------5:49-
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
----------1241515137------1
Temp. °C171616171921222020212120202021202020181718202018
Feels °C (?)151313131618201818191816141214141416141516181815
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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