Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Matata today (08 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Matata at 12AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm September 07). 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 (08 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Matata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon afternoon, min 7°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 15 | NNE 15 | NNE 15 | NE 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 359 | 373 | 298 | 219 | 146 | 196 | 173 | 142 | 109 | 64 | 74 | 54 | 51 | 36 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 9 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 2:50PM1.71m | 3:13AM1.64m | 3:54PM1.74m | 4:18AM1.66m | 4:55PM1.80m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:06PM0.35m | 9:31AM0.23m | 10:12PM0.31m | 10:34AM0.20m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 10 |
Feels °C | 14 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 8 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 4 |
| kJ | 359 | 373 | 298 | 219 | 146 | 196 | 173 | 142 | 109 | 64 | 74 | 54 | 51 | 36 | 24 | 17 | 16 | 23 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | — | E 9 | N 10 | N 10 | SE 4 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NNW 8 | NE 17 | NE 16 | NE 15 | NNE 16 | NNE 15 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNE 15 | NE 8 |
| kJ | 2 | — | 2 | 18 | 51 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 23 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 24 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 22 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | N 16 | E 9 | N 16 | N 16 | — | — | — | NE 17 | — | NE 16 | — | — | NE 8 | NNE 15 | NNE 15 | N 16 | N 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 12 | — | 10 | — | — | 3 | 21 | 21 | 5 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | ESE 3 | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 4 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 6 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 68 | 152 | 32 | 41 |
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