Matata surf break

Matata surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 21 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
19.4° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Matata today?

The current surf forecast for Matata at 2AM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm April 21). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (22 Apr)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (22 Apr)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.7
N
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.7
NNE
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.6
N
0.5
N
0.4
NNE
0.3
NNE
0.2
NNW
0.3
N
0.2
N
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.6
SE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
Period(s) (?)8778787777777710883877757
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)716751504458394039261795877676555611
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
20
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
E
5
N
5
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:58PM
1.96
10:17AM
1.84
10:52PM
1.92
11:13AM
1.77
11:50PM
1.86
12:13PM
1.69
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:16AM
0.12
4:36PM
0.04
5:12AM
0.17
5:31PM
0.11
6:10AM
0.23
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise----6:45-------6:46-------6:47---
Sunset------5:37-------5:35-------5:34-
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C13131313121313131211108101516131111101011141514
Feels °C (?)98776777765461011867678121312
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