Matata Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.89° S 176.76° E

Matata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Matata sea temperature is
14.8°C
0.3° 

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 (07 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Matata at 11AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 07). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (07 Oct)5ft (1.5m)9s
Evening (07 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.3
NE
9
1.5
NE
9
1.7
NE
9
1.7
NE
10
1.7
NE
10
1.6
NE
10
1.5
NE
10
1.5
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.2
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1
NE
9
1
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
140
151
155
238
359
481
535
546
489
391
383
300
294
230
199
145
136
97
95
93
75
60
58
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
WNW
5
N
5
N
0
S
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
10
N
5
N
5
ENE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SE
15
E
10
ENE
5
WNW
5
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
cross
High Tide
4:05AM1.61m
4:39PM1.73m
5:08AM1.63m
5:36PM1.76m
6:06AM1.68m
6:29PM1.78m
Low Tide
10:17AM0.27m
10:59PM0.28m
11:19AM0.26m
11:57PM0.23m
12:16PM0.25m
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Temp °C
10
8
15
19
19
18
14
12
12
12
17
19
17
17
15
14
14
14
18
19
19
17
15
Feels °C
7
5
11
17
17
17
14
10
10
10
16
17
16
16
14
13
12
12
16
16
17
16
14
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