Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Matata today (23 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Matata at 8AM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (23 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Matata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 5°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 23 | Thursday 24 | Friday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NW 3 | NW 3 | N 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:31AM1.42m | 4:05PM1.53m | 4:24AM1.46m | 4:53PM1.58m | 5:14AM1.52m | 5:38PM1.65m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:41AM0.45m | 10:19PM0.49m | 10:33AM0.41m | 11:09PM0.41m | 11:23AM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 10 |
Feels °C | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | N 6 | NW 4 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 4 | E 4 | ENE 4 | S 3 | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 4 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 11 | — | NE 11 | NE 11 | — | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 4 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | — | 5 | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 12 | N 12 | — | N 11 | — | — | — | — | E 6 | — | E 5 | NE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 11 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | WNW 3 | SSE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 3 | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | SW 2 | SW 2 | SW 2 | SSW 2 | NW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 13 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 68 | 68 | 99 | 99 | 139 | 162 | 276 | 253 | 157 | 159 | 115 | 115 | 113 | 139 | 139 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 108 | 108 | 139 | 139 |
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