Matata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.89° S 176.76° E

Issued: 12 am 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Matata sea temperature is

15.3°C

Matata surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Matata today (08 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Matata at 4AM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 08). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Oct)	5ft (1.5m)	10s
Afternoon (08 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	9s
Evening (08 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 8								Friday 9								Saturday 10
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	2	2	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	546	535	479	391	332	263	257	199	164	136	97	95	93	90	61	60	58	57	46	46	46	46	55	45
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SSW	S	SSE	NNE	ESE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	SE	SE	E	SE	SE	SE	SSE	S	ESE	N	NNW	NNW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy
High Tide			5:08AM1.63m				5:36PM1.76m				6:06AM1.68m				6:29PM1.78m				6:59AM1.73m					7:18PM1.79m
Low Tide	10:59PM0.28m				11:19AM0.26m				11:57PM0.23m				12:16PM0.25m				00:49AM0.18m					1:09PM0.23m


	—	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:23	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	15	17	19	17	17	15	14	14	15	17	18	19	17	15	14	13	13	16	17	17	16	14
Feels °C	11	11	13	15	18	16	16	13	12	12	13	15	15	17	15	13	12	11	11	14	15	15	15	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8
kJ	546	535	479	391	332	263	257	199	164	136	97	95	93	90	61	60	58	57	46	46	46	46	55	45
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	N 15	N 15	NNE 12	NNE 12	N 13	N 13	N 13	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 12	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 11	NNE 10
kJ	—	4	4	27	14	3	3	14	23	24	25	26	28	28	28	22	22	22	23	23	23	23	22	11
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 12	W 9	N 9	N 9	N 9	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	—	N 11	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 10
kJ	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	—	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	W 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	22	22	22	22	0	0	0	22	99	99	99	32
Best forecast wave conditions in Bay of Plenty	Arataki	Arataki	Motiti Island - Kaiwakawaka ree	Arataki	Arataki	Ohope Beach	Arataki	Arataki	Arataki	Motiti Island Right	Motiti Island - Kaiwakawaka ree	Motiti Island - Kaiwakawaka ree	Ohiwa-Port Ohope	Ohiwa-Port Ohope	Arataki	Motiti Island - Kaiwakawaka ree	Arataki	Motiti Island Right	Motiti Island - Kaiwakawaka ree	Motiti Island Right				Kaituna Cut
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1				1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	3	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	9	8	6	6	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	4	5	5	4

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