Matata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.89° S 176.76° E

Issued: 6 pm 08 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Matata sea temperature is

17.4°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 (09 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with NNE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NNE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Matata at 3AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (09 Nov)	3.5ft (1.0m)	7s
Afternoon (09 Nov)	3ft (0.9m)	6s
Evening (09 Nov)	3.5ft (1.0m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 69mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sun 8			Monday 9								Tuesday 10								Wed 11
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 6	NE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 7	N 7	N 7
Wave Graph
kJ	91	86	82	79	79	96	78	74	78	69	82	75	73	71	85	117	139	172	200	261	270	243
Wind (km/h)	N	N	NNE	SE	ESE	ESE	E	ENE	NE	E	ESE	SE	ENE	NE	NNE	NE	NNE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross	cross	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross	cross	on	on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide							7:24AM1.73m				7:36PM1.69m				8:07AM1.75m				8:19PM1.68m
Low Tide					1:09AM0.20m				1:34PM0.32m				1:52AM0.19m				2:18PM0.31m				2:33AM0.20m


	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:56	—
	—	7:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:55	—	—	—	7:57
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	6	1	1	1	5	15	5	3	6	2	3	7	5
Temp °C	19	18	16	16	16	16	18	19	18	17	17	17	17	16	17	17	17	16	17	17	16	17
Feels °C	17	17	17	17	17	16	17	18	18	18	17	18	18	16	16	16	16	14	15	15	13	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 6	NE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 12	N 12	N 18	N 18	N 12
kJ	91	86	82	79	79	96	78	74	78	69	82	75	73	71	29	29	29	26	25	55	55	11
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	N 7	N 7	N 6	N 7	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 19	N 19	N 19	N 18	N 18	N 12	N 12	N 18
kJ	77	59	43	31	32	37	36	34	55	54	30	29	29	29	29	29	7	6	24	25	11	24
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 21	N 21	N 20	N 19	N 19	N 19	N 12	N 12	N 12	NNE 10	NNE 11	NNE 11	N 11	N 11
kJ	35	35	36	36	37	2	2	2	9	9	8	7	7	29	3	3	3	11	11	11	2	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 7	N 7	N 7
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	85	117	139	172	200	261	270	243
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Onemana Coromandel	Sailors Grave Coromandel	Matata Bay of Plenty	Matata Bay of Plenty	Newdicks Beach Bay of Plenty	Whakatane Heads Bay of Plenty	Tolaga Bay East Cape	Waiapu River East Cape	Bowentown Bar Bay of Plenty	Maketu Bar Bay of Plenty	Maketu Bar Bay of Plenty	Newdicks Beach Bay of Plenty	Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe Gisborne and Mahia	Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe Gisborne and Mahia	Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe Gisborne and Mahia	Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe Gisborne and Mahia	Blacks Reef Gisborne and Mahia	Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe Gisborne and Mahia	Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe Gisborne and Mahia	Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe Gisborne and Mahia	Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe Gisborne and Mahia	Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe Gisborne and Mahia
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	113	131	0	0	28	22	146	152	82	30	30	28	138	138	138	138	159	138	138	138	138	138
Best forecast wave conditions in Bay of Plenty			Whakatane Heads	Arataki	Motiti Island Right	Motiti Island Right			Waihi Beach	Maketu Bar	Motiti Island Right	Maketu Bar
Rating (10 max)			2	1	1	1			1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Shingles West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Matauri Bay Northland	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4
Header Global	Fish Boma South Africa	Achadas Da Cruz Portugal	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Arrawarra Australia	Arrawarra Australia	Steamer Lane-The Point United States	Ghost Tree United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Ghost Tree United States	Ghost Tree United States	Faja da Areia Portugal	Faja da Areia Portugal	Faja da Areia Portugal	Faja da Areia Portugal	Faja da Areia Portugal	Lebu Chile	Lebu Chile	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States
Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	8	9	9	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	6

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