Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Matata today (28 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Matata at 6PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a North direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 28). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Matata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 28 | Thursday 29 | Friday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | NNW 8 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 11 | NNW 7 | N 11 | NNW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 103 | 78 | 142 | 54 | 59 | 73 | 56 | 41 | 82 | 77 | 129 | 120 | 125 | 97 | 86 | 62 | 40 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 22 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:49AM1.90m | 9:05PM1.86m | 9:38AM1.94m | 9:54PM1.86m | 10:28AM1.95m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:03PM0.15m | 3:24AM0.01m | 3:54PM0.13m | 4:14AM0.01m | 4:46PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 13 |
Feels °C | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 8 | N 8 | N 13 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | N 7 | NNW 7 | N 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | N 11 | NNW 7 | NE 10 | NNW 6 |
| kJ | 103 | 78 | 3 | 54 | 59 | 73 | 56 | 41 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 120 | 125 | 97 | 86 | 62 | 40 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 22 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | N 13 | — | N 4 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | N 13 | — | N 18 | N 17 | N 12 | N 12 | N 12 | NE 16 | N 16 | N 12 | N 10 | NE 10 | N 11 | NE 15 |
| kJ | — | 4 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 14 | — | — | N 13 | — | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — | N 16 | N 16 | N 16 | N 12 | N 12 | N 16 | N 7 | N 11 | N 6 | N 11 |
| kJ | 4 | — | — | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 3 | WNW 3 | NNW 8 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 7 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 3 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WSW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 142 | 10 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 82 | 77 | 129 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 40 | 40 | 24 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 113 | 139 | 138 | 141 | 141 | 141 | 141 | 141 | 143 | 113 | 143 | 113 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 138 | 138 | 158 | 138 | 138 |
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