Matata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.89° S 176.76° E

Issued: 12 am 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Matata sea temperature is

15.9°C

Matata surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Matata today (04 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with NNE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NNE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Matata at 8AM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (04 Nov)	3.5ft (1.0m)	7s
Afternoon (04 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	7s
Evening (04 Nov)	3.5ft (1.0m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 4								Thursday 5								Friday 6								Sat 7
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 7	NNE 7	NE 7	N 7	NE 7	N 7	N 7	NE 7	NE 7	N 6	N 6	NNE 6	NNE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	83	85	102	108	131	127	105	102	134	155	234	277	247	213	169	164	73	66	60	45	43	42	42	49	76	170	192
Wind (km/h)	ESE	SE	SE	ESE	ENE	NE	NE	E	E	SE	SE	SE	NE	N	N	NW	ENE	NE	NNE	N	N	NNE	NNE	N	NNE	NNE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide		2:48AM1.61m				3:18PM1.74m				3:52AM1.60m					4:17PM1.71m				4:53AM1.62m				5:12PM1.70m				5:48AM1.65m
Low Tide				8:58AM0.28m				9:41PM0.27m				10:00AM0.31m					10:39PM0.25m				10:59AM0.33m				11:33PM0.23m


	—	6:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	7:52
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	1	1	4
Temp °C	14	13	13	16	18	18	16	15	15	14	15	16	18	19	18	16	16	16	17	17	18	19	17	17	17	17	16
Feels °C	14	12	12	15	17	17	15	15	15	13	15	16	18	19	19	17	18	17	18	17	18	20	18	18	18	18	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 7	NNE 7	NE 7	N 7	NE 7	N 7	NE 7	NE 7	N 6	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 6	N 15
kJ	83	85	102	108	131	127	105	102	134	155	234	277	247	213	169	164	73	66	60	45	42	42	41	41	29	170	17
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 12	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 7	NE 7	N 7	NE 7	N 16	N 10	NE 7	N 16	N 15	N 15	N 18
kJ	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	61	57	44	42	21	2	42	20	19	17	6
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	E 14	—	—	—	—	N 20	E 13	—	N 20	N 18	N 18	N 18	N 18	N 10	N 10	N 16	N 16	N 10	N 16	N 10	N 10	N 10	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	4	—	—	—	—	8	3	—	8	6	6	6	6	9	8	21	21	8	5	8	2	2	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	N 7	N 6	—	N 6	N 6	—	NNE 7
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	43	41	—	49	76	—	192
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Matata Bay of Plenty	Matata Bay of Plenty	Whakatane Heads Bay of Plenty	Maketu Bar Bay of Plenty	Blacks Reef Gisborne and Mahia	Point Annihilation Gisborne and Mahia	Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe Gisborne and Mahia	Hawai River East Cape	Maketu Bar Bay of Plenty	Whakatane Heads Bay of Plenty	Whakatane Heads Bay of Plenty	Whakatane Heads Bay of Plenty	Whiritoa Coromandel	Tay street Bay of Plenty	Whakatane Heads Bay of Plenty	Matata Bay of Plenty	Matata Bay of Plenty	Matata Bay of Plenty	Matakana Island Bay of Plenty	Matakana Island Bay of Plenty	Mohaka River Mouth Hawkes Bay	Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe Gisborne and Mahia	Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe Gisborne and Mahia	Onemana Coromandel	Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe Gisborne and Mahia	Bowentown Bar Bay of Plenty	Kaituna Cut Bay of Plenty
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2
Distance (km)	0	0	22	30	159	161	138	68	30	22	22	22	102	56	22	0	0	0	69	69	143	138	138	113	138	82	32
Best forecast wave conditions in Bay of Plenty	Ohiwa-Port Ohope	Motiti Island Right	Ohiwa-Port Ohope	Maketu Bar					Ohiwa-Port Ohope	Ohiwa-Port Ohope	Newdicks Beach	Motiti Island Right		Tay street	Motiti Island - Ernies	Arataki	Arataki	Ohope Beach	Matakana Island	Matakana Island						Bowentown Bar	Motiti Island - Ernies
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1					1	1	2	2		2	2	1	2	1	1	1						2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Westport Breakwater West Coast South Island	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Raglan-Indicators Raglan and West Waikato	Clark Island Coromandel	Shag Rock Auckland	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Waimarie West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	2	2	2	3	3	1	2	2	2	2	2	2
Header Global	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Cojo United States	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom	Bay of Skaill United Kingdom	Bancoora Australia	Cojo United States	Cow Bombie Australia	Fullers United States	Barrancon Chile	Cojo United States	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Japan	Kaiser's (Hachijojima Island) Japan	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Ranches United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Bancoora Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Point Roadnight Australia
Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	8	6	6

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