Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Matata today (14 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Matata at 2AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Matata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 8°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue night, fresh winds from the N by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 13 | Wednesday 14 | Thursday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNW 5 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | N 7 | N 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 38 | 28 | 32 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 65 | 94 | 113 | 117 | 150 | 230 | 299 | 460 | 319 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 9:29PM1.75m | 9:57AM1.78m | 10:11PM1.70m | 10:39AM1.75m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:44AM0.16m | 4:10PM0.27m | 4:25AM0.20m | 4:52PM0.32m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:29 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 11 |
Feels °C | 16 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNW 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | N 15 | N 8 |
| kJ | 38 | 28 | 20 | 13 | 11 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 15 | 4 | 319 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 11 | N 11 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNW 5 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | — | N 15 | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 21 | 29 | 29 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 5 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | N 13 | N 11 | N 13 | N 12 | N 12 | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | — | — | — | NNW 4 | NNW 5 | N 3 | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | N 7 | W 4 |
| kJ | 10 | 22 | 32 | — | — | — | 7 | 9 | 5 | 18 | 65 | 94 | 113 | 117 | 150 | 230 | 299 | 460 | 21 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 55 | 32 | 0 | 35 | 55 | 262 | 146 | 270 | 158 | 252 | 26 | 26 | 82 | 102 | 159 | 270 | 147 | 211 | 82 |
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