Matata Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.89° S 176.76° E

Matata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Matata sea temperature is
15.5° C
0.2° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Matata at 10AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 08). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (08 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (08 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Thu afternoon).

Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
N
9
1.3
N
9
1.2
N
9
1.4
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.8
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.4
NE
9
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
8
0.3
NE
8
0.3
NE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
384
264
220
290
250
211
149
110
85
81
62
47
20
31
33
31
18
16
10
12
13
7
8
8
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
5
WSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:32PM1.57m
00:48AM1.68m
1:26PM1.60m
1:42AM1.68m
2:24PM1.64m
Low Tide
6:26AM0.28m
6:40PM0.37m
7:14AM0.26m
7:33PM0.37m
8:07AM0.23m
8:32PM0.36m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:26
7:26
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5:07
5:07
5:07
5:08
 mm
1
Temp °C
10
10
11
14
16
12
11
11
12
11
12
13
13
12
11
10
10
11
10
10
10
9
7
6
Feels °C
7
6
8
11
15
9
8
8
9
8
8
9
7
5
5
3
3
5
4
5
5
4
2
1
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