Matata Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.89° S 176.76° E

Matata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matata sea temperature is
14.3° C
0.4° 

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 (16 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Matata at 11PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)--
Afternoon (16 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (16 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 4°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sun night, light winds from the SSW by Mon night).

Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
91
62
64
45
47
28
28
30
32
34
17
16
16
16
16
8
7
7
8
Wind (km/h)
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
9:29PM1.92m
9:56AM1.79m
10:15PM1.84m
10:44AM1.74m
Low Tide
3:50AM0.08m
4:06PM0.15m
4:35AM0.12m
4:53PM0.23m
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:38
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
11
9
10
9
8
8
9
10
12
9
6
5
5
4
7
13
15
12
8
Feels °C
5
2
3
1
1
1
2
3
6
4
2
1
1
0
3
9
10
6
4
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