Matata surf break

Matata surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 24 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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
20.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Matata today?

The current surf forecast for Matata at 4PM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm March 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (24 Mar)1ft (0.3m)13s
Evening (24 Mar)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
N
0.4
NNE
0.3
N
0.3
N
1
NE
1.2
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.2
NE
1.5
NE
1.5
NE
1.6
NE
1.8
NE
2
NE
2.3
NE
2.2
NE
2.4
NE
3
NE
3
NE
3
NE
3
NE
3
NE
3
NE
3
NE
Period(s) (?)1313131356677777777888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)54572929551029897135212225262279363552559674908102911371145114511871332
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSE
5
ENE
5
NE
10
NE
15
NE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
30
ENE
25
NE
30
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
NE
30
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassonononcrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:33AM
1.84
12:07AM
1.86
12:26PM
1.78
1:03AM
1.81
1:24PM
1.71
2:03AM
1.75
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:53PM
0.07
6:23AM
0.20
6:46PM
0.12
7:20AM
0.26
7:43PM
0.19
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sunrise--------7:18-------7:20-------
Sunset---7:19-------7:17-------7:15----
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
Rain (mm)
------------1113235534613
Temp. °C151819181716151617181918171716161717171718171717
Feels °C (?)151718171515141515161716141413131413141315131313
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