Matata Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.89° S 176.76° E

Matata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matata sea temperature is
14.9° C
0.2° 

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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Matata at 8AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00am July 16). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)10s
Afternoon (16 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Evening (16 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sun
19
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
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
21
0.1
NE
10
0.1
E
20
0.1
E
19
0.1
E
19
0.1
E
19
0.1
E
19
0.1
E
19
0.1
E
19
0.1
E
19
0.1
E
19
0.1
E
19
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
11
11
10
4
8
4
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
3
3
4
2
2
2
2
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
WSW
5
W
15
W
20
W
10
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
15
W
15
W
20
W
15
WSW
10
SW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
7:39AM1.85m
8:14PM2.01m
8:35AM1.85m
9:06PM2.00m
9:29AM1.82m
9:57PM1.96m
Low Tide
1:38AM0.12m
1:56PM-0.02m
2:34AM0.08m
2:50PM-0.01m
3:27AM0.06m
3:42PM0.04m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:24
7:22
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5:12
5:13
5:14
5:15
 mm
Temp °C
10
10
12
15
15
13
12
11
9
8
9
13
16
12
10
8
7
7
8
14
15
11
9
8
Feels °C
8
8
11
12
11
11
10
8
6
5
7
10
13
9
7
5
4
4
6
11
11
7
6
5
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