Matata Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.89° S 176.76° E

Matata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matata sea temperature is
14.2° C
0.6° 

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 (11 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Matata at 12PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (11 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (11 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue afternoon, min 9°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
N
8
1.1
N
8
1.1
N
8
1
N
8
1.1
N
8
1.1
N
8
1.1
N
9
1.1
N
9
1.1
N
9
1.1
NNE
9
1.1
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.5
NNE
8
1.7
NE
6
1.4
NNE
8
1.5
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
7
1.4
NNE
7
1.6
NE
6
1.7
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
156
157
149
117
142
157
189
189
190
189
180
185
192
274
209
215
253
204
199
202
170
196
231
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
5
E
10
E
5
NNE
5
ENE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
5
SE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:28AM1.71m
5:10PM1.83m
5:30AM1.75m
6:08PM1.89m
6:28AM1.79m
7:02PM1.94m
Low Tide
10:47AM0.14m
11:26PM0.25m
11:48AM0.10m
00:26AM0.18m
12:44PM0.06m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:01
7:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:34
5:35
 mm
Temp °C
8
8
9
13
14
11
10
10
9
9
10
13
14
12
13
11
11
11
12
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
6
6
7
11
12
9
9
8
6
6
8
11
11
9
9
8
8
8
10
10
11
11
11
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