Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Matata today (29 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Matata at 2AM is: 0.1m 17s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 28). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (29 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (29 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Matata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | N 10 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 12 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | N 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 28 | 59 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 6:04PM1.60m | 6:14AM1.53m | 6:48PM1.65m | 6:59AM1.56m | 7:30PM1.69m | ||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:14AM0.47m | 12:28PM0.32m | 1:01AM0.42m | 1:13PM0.29m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 17 | E 17 | N 10 | N 10 | E 6 | — | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | N 3 | N 3 | — | E 5 | NE 11 | NE 11 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 5 | 5 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | E 17 | E 6 | N 10 | E 6 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | — | — | NE 12 | NE 11 | E 6 | E 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | — | — | E 16 | E 16 | N 10 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 12 | N 9 | — | E 8 | E 14 |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 2 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | N 5 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 18 | 28 | 59 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 102 | 89 | 41 | 89 | 41 | 89 | 41 | 89 | 102 | 89 | 89 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 138 |
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