Matata Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.89° S 176.76° E

Matata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matata sea temperature is
14.1° C
0.9° 

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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Matata at 12PM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)1ft (0.3m)7s
Afternoon (24 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (24 Jul)5ft (1.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 3°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
9
1.2
NNW
5
1.6
NNW
6
1.8
NNW
7
1.6
NNW
7
1.5
NNW
7
1.3
NNW
7
1.3
NNW
8
1.3
NNW
8
1.2
NNW
8
0.9
NNW
9
0.7
NNW
9
0.3
NNW
9
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
8
10
10
25
64
166
295
259
242
191
212
206
190
108
67
15
8
8
8
8
5
5
Wind (km/h)
5
S
0
WSW
5
W
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:04AM1.55m
2:44PM1.53m
2:55AM1.50m
3:36PM1.52m
3:47AM1.48m
4:28PM1.53m
Low Tide
8:21AM0.37m
8:47PM0.51m
9:11AM0.40m
9:40PM0.54m
10:02AM0.41m
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:18
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:19
5:20
 mm
2
3
1
1
2
Temp °C
8
9
10
13
14
14
13
13
12
11
10
11
12
10
10
8
6
6
8
11
12
9
6
Feels °C
7
8
9
10
10
9
9
9
9
7
6
6
6
4
4
3
1
2
5
8
9
4
1
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