Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Matata today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Matata at 12AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Matata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 8 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 47 | 29 | 45 | 44 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 61 | 60 | 60 | 40 | 42 | 42 | 43 | 18 | 44 | 44 | 44 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:50PM1.85m | 6:15AM1.75m | 6:41PM1.88m | 7:07AM1.79m | 7:29PM1.89m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:10AM0.17m | 12:28PM0.13m | 1:01AM0.12m | 1:19PM0.12m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 10 |
Feels °C | 11 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NNE 12 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 8 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 13 |
| kJ | 16 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 33 | 31 | 27 | 61 | 60 | 60 | 20 | 20 | 42 | 43 | 18 | 44 | 44 | 44 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 8 | N 4 | NE 13 | NE 12 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 13 | NE 13 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 13 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 47 | 29 | 45 | 44 | 16 | 4 | 40 | 40 | 26 | 18 | 17 | 40 | 42 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 18 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 5 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 12 | NE 12 | N 5 | N 5 | — | NNE 12 | NNW 5 | N 5 | NE 16 | N 16 | NW 5 | NNE 11 | — | N 16 | N 16 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 18 | 6 | 40 | 40 | 4 | 5 | — | 15 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 12 | — | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 3 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | SSE 2 | N 5 | NNW 3 | W 4 | W 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 3 | — | — | NW 3 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 4 | — | — | 2 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 55 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 107 | 26 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 41 | 114 | 26 |
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