Matata Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.89° S 176.76° E

Matata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 11 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matata sea temperature is
15.7°C
0.6° 

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 (11 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Matata at 1PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Oct)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (11 Oct)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (11 Oct)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
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
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.9
NNW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
42
50
49
49
49
49
40
29
29
29
30
30
29
28
27
25
25
33
34
36
38
28
38
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
15
NNW
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
0
SSW
10
N
15
NNW
10
NE
5
ESE
10
SE
5
SSE
0
S
5
NW
10
NNW
15
N
10
NNW
5
W
Wind State
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
7:47AM1.77m
8:03PM1.79m
8:32AM1.79m
8:47PM1.78m
9:15AM1.80m
9:29PM1.75m
Low Tide
1:36AM0.14m
1:58PM0.22m
2:21AM0.12m
2:43PM0.22m
3:03AM0.13m
3:27PM0.24m
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6:33
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6:31
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7:25
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7:27
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Temp °C
15
14
16
17
19
19
15
13
12
12
16
19
19
17
15
14
14
15
16
18
19
17
16
Feels °C
14
13
16
16
17
16
13
11
11
11
16
17
17
16
15
13
14
16
16
17
17
16
16
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