Matata Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.89° S 176.76° E

Matata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 am 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matata sea temperature is
14.5° C
0.4° 

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 (30 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Matata at 7PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 11:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Afternoon (30 Jul)2ft (0.6m)4s
Evening (30 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 4°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Thu night).

Thu
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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
12
0.1
NE
12
0.6
N
4
1
NNW
5
1.1
NNW
5
1.6
NNW
6
2
NNW
7
1.6
NNW
7
1.6
NNW
7
1.5
NNW
8
1.4
NNW
8
1.1
N
7
1
N
7
0.9
NNW
7
0.8
NNW
7
0.7
N
7
0.6
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.2
NNE
17
0.2
NNE
16
0.2
NNE
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
6
13
45
69
170
330
254
259
250
226
127
97
79
65
49
39
30
29
26
24
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
10
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
NW
15
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
15
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
S
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:59AM1.56m
7:30PM1.69m
7:42AM1.58m
8:10PM1.72m
8:24AM1.60m
8:49PM1.74m
Low Tide
1:13PM0.29m
1:46AM0.37m
1:55PM0.26m
2:28AM0.32m
2:37PM0.25m
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:15
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:23
5:24
 mm
1
1
1
2
3
Temp °C
10
13
14
12
12
13
13
12
12
14
14
11
9
8
7
6
7
11
12
9
6
Feels °C
8
11
10
8
8
8
7
8
9
9
9
6
5
5
4
3
4
6
7
4
1
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