Matata Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.89° S 176.76° E

Matata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matata sea temperature is
16.5°C
0.9° 

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 (25 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Matata at 3AM is: 0.2m 12s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 25). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Afternoon (25 Oct)3ft (0.9m)4s
Evening (25 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
12
0.2
NNE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.9
NNW
4
0.2
NNE
11
0.4
NNW
4
0.1
E
12
0.1
NE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.1
N
13
0.6
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
5
1.1
NNW
5
0.9
NNW
5
0.9
NW
5
1
NNW
5
1.3
NNW
6
1.1
N
6
1.2
NNW
6
1.2
N
6
1.3
NNW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
14
5
5
12
28
12
6
5
5
12
11
4
10
37
66
46
38
53
106
94
115
119
152
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
20
NW
25
NW
20
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WNW
25
NW
25
NNW
15
NW
15
W
10
W
15
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
25
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
6:27AM1.64m
6:42PM1.72m
7:15AM1.74m
7:29PM1.79m
8:02AM1.83m
8:16PM1.84m
Low Tide
00:16AM0.26m
12:35PM0.32m
1:02AM0.17m
1:25PM0.25m
1:49AM0.09m
2:14PM0.19m
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light rain
light rain
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Temp °C
12
11
11
15
20
22
19
14
11
9
9
15
18
19
18
15
12
13
13
17
16
16
16
16
Feels °C
10
9
9
13
16
17
15
10
8
6
6
12
13
14
15
12
10
11
10
13
12
14
14
14
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