Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Matata today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Matata at 10AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 28). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Matata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | N 11 | N 15 | NE 15 | NW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 146 | 157 | 103 | 78 | 110 | 54 | 59 | 73 | 68 | 53 | 82 | 77 | 125 | 120 | 121 | 102 | 72 | 64 | 42 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 16 |
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 | 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 | 8:49AM1.90m | 9:05PM1.86m | 9:38AM1.94m | 9:54PM1.86m | 10:28AM1.95m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:36AM0.04m | 3:03PM0.15m | 3:24AM0.01m | 3:54PM0.13m | 4:14AM0.01m | 4:46PM0.14m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 8 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 4 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 13 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 7 | N 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NW 6 |
| kJ | 146 | 157 | 103 | 78 | 3 | 54 | 59 | 73 | 68 | 53 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 120 | 121 | 102 | 72 | 64 | 42 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 16 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NW 5 | N 13 | — | N 4 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | — | N 18 | N 17 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | NE 16 | N 16 | N 10 | N 10 | N 11 | N 11 | NE 15 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | N 14 | — | — | N 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 7 | N 15 | NE 15 | N 11 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 4 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | SW 3 | WSW 3 | WNW 3 | NNW 8 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WNW 7 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 110 | 10 | 16 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 82 | 77 | 125 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 59 | 62 | 52 | 20 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 139 | 145 | 113 | 141 | 113 | 141 | 141 | 142 | 143 | 143 | 32 | 35 | 26 | 26 | 138 | 141 | 139 | 138 | 138 |
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