Matata Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.89° S 176.76° E

Matata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 09 Sep 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 (09 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Matata at 7PM is: 0.2m 15s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (09 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (09 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.8
NNE
6
0.7
NNE
5
0.7
NNE
5
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.4
NE
14
0.4
NE
14
0.3
NE
14
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
12
0.4
NE
13
0.4
NE
12
0.4
NNE
12
0.4
NNE
12
0.4
NNE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
34
44
45
22
21
21
20
19
25
47
47
29
45
44
43
40
40
40
61
60
60
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
5
E
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NW
5
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
20
NW
15
NW
5
WNW
5
W
5
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SW
20
WNW
20
W
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
4:55PM1.80m
5:19AM1.71m
5:50PM1.85m
6:15AM1.75m
6:41PM1.88m
Low Tide
10:34AM0.20m
11:13PM0.24m
11:33AM0.16m
00:10AM0.17m
12:28PM0.13m
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:20
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:58
5:58
5:59
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
10
11
12
12
12
10
9
8
11
14
14
13
11
10
11
11
12
14
16
13
11
Feels °C
7
9
10
10
11
8
7
5
9
10
10
11
9
8
9
8
8
11
12
8
7
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