Matata Surf Break

Matata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.89° S 176.76° E

Issued: 11 am 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matata sea temperature is
15.2° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Matata at 5PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (04 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Evening (04 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tue
7
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
2
2
2
0
Swell
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
12
0.6
ENE
12
0.7
ENE
12
0.6
ENE
11
1.1
NNE
5
1.5
NNE
5
1.8
N
6
2
N
7
1.9
N
7
1.7
N
7
1.6
NNE
7
1.5
NNE
7
1.4
NNE
7
1.2
NNE
7
1.5
NNE
6
2.5
NNE
7
1.7
NNW
8
1.9
N
8
1.7
N
8
1
NNW
8
1.1
NE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
127
109
119
97
68
117
232
345
328
270
227
198
175
129
187
596
318
419
337
123
138
209
183
70
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
E
5
NE
15
N
20
N
25
N
30
N
25
NNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
N
5
N
5
ENE
10
NE
20
NE
35
NE
20
N
15
NNW
10
N
5
SE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
E
10
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
9:31AM1.56m
9:57PM1.70m
10:12AM1.55m
10:36PM1.69m
10:56AM1.54m
11:16PM1.69m
Low Tide
3:44PM0.29m
4:18AM0.35m
4:24PM0.31m
4:59AM0.33m
5:06PM0.33m
5:41AM0.31m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
part cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:05
5:06
5:06
5:07
 mm
1
3
8
1
1
10
3
1
5
1
1
Temp °C
6
11
12
11
12
14
13
13
13
14
15
12
11
12
13
14
12
13
12
9
8
9
9
10
Feels °C
3
9
10
8
8
9
8
8
12
13
14
11
10
10
10
7
8
10
9
8
5
8
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
12
0.6
ENE
12
0.7
ENE
12
0.6
ENE
11
0.5
ENE
11
0.5
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
10
1.6
NNE
7
1.5
NNE
7
1.4
NNE
7
0.3
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
10
1.6
NE
7
1.9
N
8
1.7
N
8
1
NNW
8
1.1
NE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
7
Energy kJ
127
109
119
97
68
64
36
26
37
35
227
198
175
22
20
269
419
337
123
138
209
183
70
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
1
NE
7
0.8
NNW
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.7
NE
8
0.7
ENE
8
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
37
37
18
22
12
13
12
104
71
78
70
62
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
8
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NNW
7
Energy kJ
23
22
49
49
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
3
1.1
NNE
5
1.5
NNE
5
1.8
N
6
2
N
7
1.9
N
7
1.7
N
7
1.2
NNE
7
1.5
NNE
6
2.5
NNE
7
1.7
NNW
8
Energy kJ
6
48
117
232
345
328
270
129
187
596
318
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
Distance (km)
0
22
138
138
138
138
138
82
0
0
41
0
0
65
138
138
56
32
143
0
0
0
0
30
Best forecast wave conditions in Bay of Plenty
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
4
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
7
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
7
6
5
6
5
5
9
8
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