Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Matata today (31 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Matata at 9AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 31). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (31 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Evening (31 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Matata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed afternoon, min 8°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 124 | 83 | 47 | 36 | 33 | 37 | 39 | 38 | 51 | 67 | 48 | 46 | 45 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:40AM1.71m | 8:57PM1.80m | 9:23AM1.74m | 9:39PM1.80m | 10:07AM1.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:37AM0.19m | 2:51PM0.21m | 3:18AM0.16m | 3:35PM0.21m | 4:01AM0.14m | 4:20PM0.23m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 12 |
Feels °C | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 124 | 83 | 47 | 36 | 33 | 37 | 39 | 38 | 51 | 67 | 48 | 46 | 45 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | — | — | NW 6 | — | — | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | WNW 5 | — | N 11 | N 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 11 | N 11 |
| kJ | — | 21 | 13 | 13 | — | — | — | 10 | — | — | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | — | — | N 12 | NE 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 3 | W 6 | W 6 | W 4 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | 24 | 34 | 36 | 30 | 50 | 46 | 53 | 19 | 18 | 24 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 30 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 26 | 102 | 141 | 152 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 22 | 35 | 0 | 32 | 139 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 68 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 138 | 139 |
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