Matata Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.89° S 176.76° E

Matata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matata sea temperature is
14.6°C
0.1° 

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 (08 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Matata at 11PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)--
Afternoon (08 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (08 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
N
8
0.8
NNE
8
0.8
N
8
0.6
N
8
0.7
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.7
N
7
0.2
NNE
15
0.2
NNE
15
0.2
NNE
15
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.4
NE
14
0.4
NE
14
0.3
NE
14
0.4
NE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
132
81
74
41
51
36
34
44
21
22
21
20
19
19
24
47
46
29
45
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
N
5
E
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NW
5
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
5
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
15
W
10
W
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:54PM1.74m
4:18AM1.66m
4:55PM1.80m
5:19AM1.71m
5:50PM1.85m
Low Tide
10:12PM0.31m
10:34AM0.20m
11:13PM0.24m
11:33AM0.16m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:57
5:58
5:58
 mm
Temp °C
15
12
10
8
9
9
10
12
14
12
11
10
9
8
11
14
16
14
11
Feels °C
13
10
8
5
6
6
8
10
12
10
9
8
6
5
9
9
12
11
8
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