Matata Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.89° S 176.76° E

Matata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 07 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matata sea temperature is
17.0°C
0.7° 

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 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Matata at 9AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 07). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (07 Nov)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (07 Nov)5ft (1.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tue
10
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NE
7
1.2
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
6
1.1
N
6
0.9
NE
7
1.4
NNE
7
1.6
NNE
7
1.8
NNE
7
1.6
NNE
7
1.3
NNE
7
1.3
N
7
1.2
N
7
1
N
7
0.9
N
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
1
NNE
6
1
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
45
117
132
92
82
166
247
302
247
171
166
135
96
89
73
69
60
69
65
65
74
71
62
75
75
60
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
10
NE
15
N
15
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
10
NW
5
WNW
15
NW
15
N
15
N
10
N
5
ENE
5
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
E
10
NE
10
N
5
SE
10
SE
10
SE
5
E
5
ESE
Wind State
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
5:48AM1.65m
6:04PM1.70m
6:38AM1.69m
6:51PM1.69m
7:24AM1.73m
7:36PM1.69m
Low Tide
11:55AM0.33m
00:23AM0.21m
12:47PM0.33m
1:09AM0.20m
1:34PM0.32m
1:52AM0.19m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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6:00
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5:58
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5:58
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5:56
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7:52
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7:53
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7:54
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7:55
 mm
3
3
3
1
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1
2
1
1
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1
1
1
1
3
Temp °C
17
17
17
18
17
16
17
16
16
15
17
19
19
18
16
16
16
16
18
20
19
16
16
15
15
15
Feels °C
18
18
17
17
16
15
17
15
16
15
16
17
17
18
17
17
16
16
17
19
18
17
16
14
16
15
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