Matata Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.89° S 176.76° E

Matata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matata sea temperature is
15.5° C
0.2° 

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 (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Matata at 7PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 09). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (09 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (09 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Thu morning, min 5°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Sat night).

Thu
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NNE
8
0.6
NNE
7
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
E
6
0.2
E
6
0.4
SE
3
0.1
E
9
0.2
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
50
36
29
32
28
21
16
9
11
11
11
11
15
25
12
10
9
9
9
3
3
3
3
3
Wind (km/h)
20
S
25
S
30
S
35
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSE
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:26PM1.60m
1:42AM1.68m
2:24PM1.64m
2:40AM1.70m
3:24PM1.70m
3:41AM1.72m
Low Tide
7:14AM0.26m
7:33PM0.37m
8:07AM0.23m
8:32PM0.36m
9:04AM0.19m
9:34PM0.34m
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7:28
7:26
7:26
7:26
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5:07
5:07
5:08
5:09
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
11
11
10
10
11
11
10
10
7
6
5
5
7
11
12
9
10
10
10
10
Feels °C
8
6
5
5
5
4
3
3
4
5
4
5
2
1
0
0
3
7
9
5
6
7
7
6
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