Matata Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.89° S 176.76° E

Matata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matata sea temperature is
14.7° 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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Matata at 10AM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 19). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Afternoon (19 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Evening (19 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.5
SE
3
0.2
ENE
4
0.1
N
10
0.3
NE
4
0.3
NE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
5
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
ESE
0
S
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
5
SSE
5
NNW
10
WNW
10
SW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
High Tide
10:22AM1.78m
10:46PM1.90m
11:15AM1.72m
11:35PM1.81m
12:07PM1.66m
Low Tide
4:18AM0.08m
4:33PM0.11m
5:08AM0.12m
5:23PM0.20m
5:56AM0.18m
6:13PM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:15
 mm
Temp °C
7
7
8
14
16
13
11
10
11
12
11
13
14
11
9
8
7
7
8
12
13
11
9
Feels °C
3
4
5
12
14
12
8
7
8
9
7
9
9
6
4
4
3
3
4
9
11
8
6
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