Matata Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.89° S 176.76° E

Matata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Matata sea temperature is
13.5° C
1.5° 

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 (25 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Matata at 7AM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 1.5m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (25 Jul)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (25 Jul)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 13°C on Fri night, min 4°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
1
2
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NNW
6
1.6
NNW
7
1.5
NNW
7
1.8
NNW
7
1.3
NNW
7
1.2
NNW
8
1.2
NNW
8
1.2
NNW
8
0.9
NNW
8
0.6
NNW
8
0.3
NNW
8
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
119
230
215
352
186
169
183
181
111
46
14
8
8
8
5
5
5
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
5
SSW
5
SE
5
S
20
SSE
15
S
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:55AM1.50m
3:36PM1.52m
3:47AM1.48m
4:28PM1.53m
Low Tide
8:47PM0.51m
9:11AM0.40m
9:40PM0.54m
10:02AM0.41m
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:20
 mm
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
12
11
10
11
12
11
11
10
7
6
8
11
12
10
6
Feels °C
9
9
9
7
5
7
6
5
6
4
3
2
5
8
9
5
1
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