Matata Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.89° S 176.76° E

Matata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matata sea temperature is
14.5°C
0.1° 

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


How big are the waves at Matata today (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Matata at 10AM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)6ft (1.8m)7s
Afternoon (07 Sep)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (07 Sep)5ft (1.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 7°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
3
1
2
1
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NNW
6
1.7
NNW
7
1.8
NNW
7
2.1
NNW
8
1.6
N
8
1.6
N
8
1.5
N
8
1.3
N
8
1.2
N
8
1.1
N
8
1.1
N
8
1
N
8
1
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.8
N
8
0.7
N
8
0.7
N
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.5
N
7
0.5
N
7
0.2
NNE
15
0.6
NNE
6
0.6
NNE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
160
277
346
495
326
334
295
208
177
149
165
132
129
76
74
54
52
27
24
24
22
26
25
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
10
WNW
5
N
10
WNW
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
NW
5
ENE
10
ESE
10
S
10
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
NNE
10
NE
5
N
5
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
on
glassy
off
High Tide
2:07AM1.64m
2:50PM1.71m
3:13AM1.64m
3:54PM1.74m
4:18AM1.66m
4:55PM1.80m
Low Tide
8:27AM0.24m
9:06PM0.35m
9:31AM0.23m
10:12PM0.31m
10:34AM0.20m
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:24
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:55
5:57
5:58
 mm
2
3
1
5
5
Temp °C
15
15
16
14
15
13
10
10
9
9
10
14
16
13
11
8
8
9
10
13
12
11
9
Feels °C
12
11
13
13
14
12
6
6
4
4
6
11
14
11
8
5
5
7
8
11
9
9
7
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