Matata Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.89° S 176.76° E

Matata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Matata sea temperature is
14.7°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 (04 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Matata at 12AM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (04 Oct)1ft (0.3m)9s
Evening (04 Oct)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 7°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.2
NNE
13
0.2
NNE
13
0.2
NNE
13
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.3
NNE
9
0.4
NE
12
0.4
NE
9
0.3
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
34
21
8
16
55
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
15
ESE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
NNE
15
NNW
10
NNE
10
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
00:51AM1.71m
1:29PM1.76m
1:52AM1.65m
2:32PM1.73m
Low Tide
7:11AM0.18m
7:48PM0.30m
8:11AM0.23m
8:52PM0.32m
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light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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6:45
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6:43
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7:19
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7:20
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 mm
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1
4
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Temp °C
16
12
11
10
9
9
11
14
14
12
10
8
7
8
11
14
14
12
11
Feels °C
14
9
7
6
4
4
5
9
8
6
5
4
3
5
8
11
10
9
8
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