Matata Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.89° S 176.76° E

Matata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matata sea temperature is
16.8°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 (26 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Matata at 2AM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 25). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Afternoon (26 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Evening (26 Oct)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 9°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NW
4
1.1
NW
4
0.5
N
5
0.4
NNW
5
0.3
NNW
5
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.1
N
13
0.8
NNW
4
0.9
NNW
5
1.3
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
6
0.9
NNW
5
1
NNW
6
1.3
NNW
6
1.3
NNW
6
1.3
NNW
6
1.4
NNW
6
1.3
N
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
35
41
11
7
5
12
11
4
16
41
108
45
41
65
134
139
143
149
161
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
20
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
WNW
25
NW
25
NNW
15
NW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
NW
15
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
6:42PM1.72m
7:15AM1.74m
7:29PM1.79m
8:02AM1.83m
8:16PM1.84m
Low Tide
1:02AM0.17m
1:25PM0.25m
1:49AM0.09m
2:14PM0.19m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
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2
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Temp °C
22
19
14
11
9
9
15
18
18
18
15
15
14
13
17
18
17
17
16
Feels °C
17
15
11
8
6
6
12
13
13
15
12
12
11
10
13
14
14
15
15
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