Matata Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.89° S 176.76° E

Matata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matata sea temperature is
14.6° C
0.1° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Matata at 11AM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 19). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Afternoon (19 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Evening (19 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.4
NW
3
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
5
0.1
E
5
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
N
9
0.1
E
5
0.1
N
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
3
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
0
WNW
10
NNW
15
NW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
10
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:31AM1.68m
11:46PM1.66m
12:19PM1.61m
00:33AM1.58m
1:09PM1.55m
Low Tide
5:19AM0.19m
5:40PM0.32m
6:04AM0.27m
6:27PM0.41m
6:51AM0.35m
7:16PM0.48m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:52
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:40
5:42
 mm
Temp °C
8
7
8
11
12
9
7
7
8
8
9
12
14
12
10
8
8
8
9
13
15
14
12
Feels °C
2
1
2
4
6
4
3
4
5
4
6
10
10
8
7
5
5
5
7
10
11
11
9
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