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Matata surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 13 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
21.0° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Matata today?

The current surf forecast for Matata at 12PM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Mar)7ft (2.1m)8s
Afternoon (13 Mar)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Evening (13 Mar)5ft (1.6m)8s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Mon
16
4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.3
NE
2.3
NE
2.1
NE
2
NE
2
NE
1.8
NE
1.6
NE
1.3
ENE
1.4
NE
1.2
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1.1
NE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.9
NE
0.8
NE
0.7
NE
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
0.4
N
Period(s) (?)8888888888888888888813131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7066615555044923933412242641841431431541171201009898786554545453
Wind
(km/h)
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
N
5
NW
5
WNW
5
WSW
10
W
15
W
20
WNW
15
SW
15
S
15
SW
15
S
15
SSW
10
S
0
NE
15
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononononglassglassglassglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		offcross-
off		offcross-
off		glasscrossoncross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:35AM
1.49
2:49PM
1.43
3:31AM
1.47
3:46PM
1.41
4:27AM
1.49
4:43PM
1.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:45AM
0.55
9:06PM
0.47
9:41AM
0.57
10:01PM
0.46
10:39AM
0.54
10:57PM
0.44
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Mon
16
Sunrise--7:07-------7:09-------7:09-----
Sunset-----7:36-------7:35-------7:32--
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
65222121111--112--------
Temp. °C191920212121202020202125251816151413172121191716
Feels °C (?)181920222223232323232323221615131211152018181615
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