Matata Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.89° S 176.76° E

Matata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 10 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matata sea temperature is
17.5°C
1.1° 

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 (10 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Matata at 9AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.2m 19s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (10 Nov)5ft (1.5m)6s
Evening (10 Nov)5ft (1.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 67mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Fri
13
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
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)
1.3
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
6
1.4
NNE
6
1.5
NNE
6
1.5
NNE
6
1.5
NNE
6
1.6
NNE
6
1.8
N
7
1.8
N
7
1.8
N
7
1.7
N
7
2.1
N
7
1.9
N
7
1.1
NNW
8
1.3
NE
7
1.2
N
8
1.1
N
8
1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
7
1.1
N
7
0.7
ENE
9
0.9
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
125
121
117
137
161
167
172
225
293
311
320
286
420
376
143
162
160
135
113
145
161
131
186
172
117
65
114
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
10
NNE
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
25
NNE
20
N
20
NNE
25
N
20
N
20
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
10
WNW
5
W
10
W
5
WSW
10
WNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
Wind State
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
8:07AM1.75m
8:19PM1.68m
8:49AM1.76m
9:00PM1.67m
9:30AM1.76m
9:42PM1.64m
Low Tide
1:52AM0.19m
2:18PM0.31m
2:33AM0.20m
3:01PM0.31m
3:14AM0.21m
3:43PM0.33m
3:56AM0.24m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:54
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5:54
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7:55
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7:57
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7:58
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7:59
 mm
3
3
5
4
4
3
2
5
6
8
12
6
2
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Temp °C
17
17
17
18
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
18
20
18
16
15
14
14
17
19
19
20
16
14
12
12
Feels °C
18
17
16
16
15
15
15
15
14
14
13
14
16
17
16
15
15
13
14
16
16
16
18
14
12
10
11
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