Matata surf break

Matata surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Monday 25 May 2026 NZST
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Matata surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Matata sea temperature is
17.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Matata today?

The current surf forecast for Matata at 12PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am May 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 May)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (25 May)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (25 May)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thu
28
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.9
NE
9
0.7
N
10
0.7
NNE
10
0.7
N
10
1.1
NNE
10
1.2
NNE
10
1.2
NNE
10
1.2
NNE
10
1.1
NNE
10
1.1
NNE
10
1.1
NNE
10
1.1
NNE
9
1
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
216
157
125
143
130
109
126
98
96
100
245
296
279
263
218
214
210
188
169
131
127
125
125
131
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
5
E
5
NNE
5
WNW
5
SW
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
0
WNW
5
SW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
1:28AM1.75m
2:02PM1.59m
2:25AM1.69m
3:01PM1.57m
3:18AM1.64m
3:56PM1.57m
Low Tide
7:51AM0.26m
8:07PM0.33m
8:46AM0.28m
9:04PM0.39m
9:39AM0.30m
10:00PM0.42m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:13
7:15
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:05
5:04
5:04
5:02
Temp °C
10
9
9
13
13
12
10
9
8
8
9
14
16
14
13
11
11
11
12
14
14
13
13
13
7
6
6
11
12
11
9
7
6
6
7
12
15
13
11
9
8
8
10
13
13
12
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
NNE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
1.1
NNE
10
1.2
NNE
10
1.2
NNE
10
1.2
NNE
10
1.1
NNE
10
1.1
NNE
10
1.1
NNE
10
1.1
NNE
9
1
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
9
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
9
Energy kJ
216
157
105
143
130
96
126
67
67
77
245
296
279
263
218
214
210
188
169
131
127
125
125
131
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNE
9
0.8
NNE
8
0.8
ENE
10
0.9
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.8
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.7
N
10
0.7
NNE
10
0.7
N
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
12
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
Energy kJ
108
82
125
99
78
109
69
98
96
100
59
56
56
16
18
18
18
18
18
18
41
54
51
41
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
N
11
0.4
N
11
0.4
N
10
0.4
N
10
0.4
N
10
0.5
N
10
0.6
N
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.3
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
11
Energy kJ
35
36
35
33
33
51
75
67
64
55
33
32
25
13
13
13
25
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.2
SSE
2
Energy kJ
2
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
22
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
22
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Bay of Plenty
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
5
5
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
9
6
6
7
7
8
7
7
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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