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Matata surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand
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Matata surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Matata sea temperature is
17.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Matata today?
The current surf forecast for Matata at 11PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm May 15). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (15 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Matata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 15 | Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Mon 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 11 | NE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | |
37 | 38 | 38 | 40 | 57 | 59 | 79 | 78 | 76 | 55 | 55 | 54 | 52 | 50 | 40 | 39 | 49 | 39 | 38 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 5:16PM1.74m | 5:31AM1.80m | 6:09PM1.85m | 6:25AM1.86m | 7:02PM1.93m | 7:18AM1.89m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:25PM0.26m | 11:53AM0.07m | 00:21AM0.19m | 12:45PM0.00m | 1:16AM0.13m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | |
5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 15 |
13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 11 | NE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
37 | 38 | 38 | 40 | 57 | 59 | 79 | 78 | 76 | 55 | 55 | 54 | 52 | 50 | 40 | 39 | 49 | 39 | 38 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | — | — | — | — | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 9 | SSE 3 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | ESE 2 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | — |
1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 89 | 89 | 58 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 58 | 0 | 32 | 32 | 41 | 55 | 99 | 99 | 55 | 99 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 99 |
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