Matata Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.89° S 176.76° E

Matata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matata sea temperature is
14.5°C
0.4° 

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 (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with NW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Matata at 6PM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 29). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)1ft (0.3m)5s
Afternoon (29 Sep)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Evening (29 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NW
5
0.2
NNW
6
0.1
NE
10
0.2
NNW
6
0.4
NW
5
0.2
NNW
5
0.2
NNW
6
0.2
NNW
6
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.4
NW
3
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
5
5
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
15
W
20
W
15
W
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
10
N
10
NNW
5
NW
5
SSE
5
SSE
5
S
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
W
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:14AM1.81m
9:29PM1.84m
9:59AM1.85m
10:15PM1.84m
10:46AM1.86m
Low Tide
3:26PM0.18m
3:49AM0.07m
4:13PM0.17m
4:35AM0.07m
5:02PM0.19m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:52
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6:50
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6:50
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7:15
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Temp °C
13
16
18
16
11
10
9
8
12
15
14
14
13
12
12
11
13
17
19
17
11
Feels °C
8
12
13
12
8
8
6
5
11
12
12
13
12
11
11
8
9
12
13
12
6
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