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Matata surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 20 Nov 2025 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
17.9° C
 (Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Matata today?

The current surf forecast for Matata at 11AM is: 2.4m 11s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Nov)8ft (2.4m)11s
Afternoon (20 Nov)7.5ft (2.3m)10s
Evening (20 Nov)6.5ft (2.0m)10s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sun
23
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)
4
4
4
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.5
NNE
2.5
NE
2.4
NE
2.4
NE
2.2
NE
2.1
NE
1.9
NE
1.8
NE
1.7
NE
1.6
NE
1.5
NE
1.4
NE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1.2
NE
1.2
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.2
NE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
Period(s) (?)1111111010101010101099999999999101111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)17331511136312881006849724609546441383343300300266266235235208212246355361361
Wind
(km/h)
5
WSW
10
WSW
10
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
N
5
NW
5
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
NE
10
NNE
15
N
10
N
0
NNW
5
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
5
E
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscross-
on		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassoncross-
on		cross-
on		glassglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		onononcross-
on		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:35AM
1.66
7:44PM
1.61
8:16AM
1.69
8:25PM
1.62
8:56AM
1.71
9:05PM
1.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:18AM
0.28
1:44PM
0.40
1:59AM
0.26
2:26PM
0.38
2:39AM
0.26
3:08PM
0.37
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sun
23
Sunrise-5:48-------5:48-------5:48------
Sunset-----8:07-------8:07-------8:08--
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-----------------------1
Temp. °C171721232420181716162021211917161515192020181817
Feels °C (?)181721202119191816172121201818171515191920191918
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