Matata surf break

Matata surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 29 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
20.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Matata today?

The current surf forecast for Matata at 3PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am March 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Mar)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (29 Mar)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (29 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wed
01
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
3
2
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
NNE
1
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.5
N
0.5
N
1
N
1.2
N
1.2
N
1.4
N
1.7
N
1.3
N
1.1
N
1
N
0.9
N
0.8
N
0.7
N
0.6
N
0.5
N
0.4
NNE
0.8
SE
Period(s) (?)77666661212666787777777664
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1028364575544486969691041131893291781139173584432201324
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
NW
10
NW
15
N
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
10
W
10
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
5
SSW
20
SE
30
SSE
25
SE
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassoncross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:11AM
1.70
4:38PM
1.59
5:12AM
1.71
5:39PM
1.61
6:08AM
1.73
6:35PM
1.64
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:30AM
0.35
10:51PM
0.30
11:32AM
0.32
11:51PM
0.29
12:27PM
0.27
12:45AM
0.27
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wed
01
Sunrise--7:22-------7:24-------7:24-----
Sunset-----7:12-------7:09-------7:08--
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-------115--------------
Temp. °C161618212019181917181921222118161614162223161414
Feels °C (?)16161922212019191618181921211815151114202010910
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