Snow-ForecastSnow-ForecastMountain-ForecastMountain-ForecastTide-ForecastTide-ForecastWeather-ForecastWeather-Forecast
Search by country, region, or break
Search by country, region, or break

Quick Links

Surf Forecasts:

Matata surf break

Matata surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 04 Feb 2026 NZDT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
21.5° C
 (Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Matata today?

The current surf forecast for Matata at 1AM is: 0.5m 16s primary swell from a North direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm February 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)16s
Afternoon (05 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (05 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)15s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent 
12 DaysHourly
Print Table
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
NE
0.6
NE
0.4
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.5
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.5
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.6
NE
0.8
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
1
NE
1
NE
1
NE
1
NE
1
NE
0.9
NE
Period(s) (?)10917161616161615151515151413121111111111101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)92708913712912981761127069686865134164182202237233224216200167
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
SE
10
ENE
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
10
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crossoncross-
on		crosscross-
on		glasscross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:42PM
1.79
10:08AM
1.91
10:30PM
1.76
10:52AM
1.86
11:17PM
1.73
11:36AM
1.79
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:54AM
0.09
4:27PM
0.12
4:41AM
0.13
5:12PM
0.14
5:26AM
0.20
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunrise-----6:28-------6:31-------6:31--
Sunset-8:23-------8:22-------8:22------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C222017151413182222201817161519252726191716152228
Feels °C (?)191615131211162019181718161518222324181615142125
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

Latest Updates

Save Up to 20% on SIXT Rental Cars Worldwide – Exclusive Surf-Forecast Deal
travel
Surf Forecast

Save Up to 20% on SIXT Rental Cars Worldwide – Exclusive Surf-Forecast Deal

Surf road trips just got even better. Surf-Forecast users can now save up to 20% on SIXT rental cars worldwide during the promotional period until March 31, 2026. Whether you’re planning a legendary California road trip, chasing waves along Europe’s coasts, or exploring remote surf destinations, this exclusive SIXT offer helps you travel smarter and cheaper. And if you want some inspiration on where to go, check out our article Five Iconic Surf Road Trips. Click and get your SIXT discount

The World’s Most Inconsistent Waves
Ben Mondy

The World’s Most Inconsistent Waves

Huntington, Dribbleton, Virginia, Holland and the Superbank! We recently had a look at the world’s most consistent waves. This was based on the combination of swells and wind directed at 7,000 surf spots, as compiled from our data since 2006. Those stats, represented in easy-to-read graphics, are located under each wave’s spot guides, with historical swell and wind breakdowns available by month, season, and year. There is also an offshore filter, which shows how often the swells come with clean

Read more

Read more

Discover more articles and updates in the Greenroom.

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Matata surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.

View detailed surf forecast for Matata at:
surf-forecast.com

Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest