Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Matata today (26 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Matata at 1AM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 25). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (26 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Matata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 6°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 25 | Saturday 26 | Sunday 27 | |||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 12 | NE 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 12 | NE 9 | NNW 6 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 13 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 73 | 106 | 170 | 302 | 202 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | off | off | off | off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 5:38PM1.65m | 6:01AM1.60m | 6:21PM1.72m | 6:46AM1.68m | 7:03PM1.77m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:55PM0.32m | 12:10PM0.30m | 00:39AM0.24m | 12:55PM0.25m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 10 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | N 9 | NW 4 | — | — | NE 9 | — | N 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNW 6 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | — | NNW 8 |
| kJ | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 202 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 11 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | N 9 | — | N 12 | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | N 13 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | — | 3 | — | 4 | 4 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 11 | N 11 | N 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 2 | NW 3 | W 3 | WSW 3 | WSW 2 | WSW 2 | — | — | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | W 4 | W 3 | WNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | W 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 11 | 34 | 13 | 8 | 25 | 53 | 73 | 106 | 170 | 302 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 139 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 108 | 113 | 138 | 139 | 139 | 99 | 22 | 35 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 32 | 0 |
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