Matata surf break

Matata surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Monday 06 Apr 2026 NZST
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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
20.4° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Matata today?

The current surf forecast for Matata at 5PM is: 2.0m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 06). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (06 Apr)6ft (1.8m)7s
Evening (06 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)7s

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


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Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
ENE
1.4
NE
1.8
NE
2.1
ENE
2
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.9
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.5
ENE
2.5
NE
2.5
NE
2.5
NE
2.5
NE
2.5
NE
2.1
NNE
1.9
N
1.9
NNE
2.4
NNE
2.3
NNE
2.1
NNE
2
NNE
0.9
N
1.1
N
Period(s) (?)77777888888778888888771414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)173223321403363337425425504691703715740776860547430395620575456392329465
Wind
(km/h)
15
ESE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
20
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
15
N
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:29AM
1.68
9:57PM
1.71
10:09AM
1.63
10:38PM
1.66
10:51AM
1.57
11:21PM
1.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:44PM
0.23
4:09AM
0.34
4:24PM
0.28
4:51AM
0.40
5:06PM
0.34
5:35AM
0.45
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Sunrise6:30-------6:31-------6:31-------
Sunset--5:59-------5:58-------5:55-----
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
----1------1244896543822
Temp. °C171919171615151516191818171818181919191919191919
Feels °C (?)151615141313131213151415141516161718181918181920
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