Matata surf break

Matata surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Friday 27 Mar 2026 NZDT
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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 slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Matata today?

The current surf forecast for Matata at 3AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Mar)6ft (1.9m)8s
Afternoon (28 Mar)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (28 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
2
2
1
0
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
NNE
3.5
NNE
3
NNE
2.5
NNE
2.5
NNE
2.1
NNE
1.8
NNE
1.6
NNE
1.5
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.2
NNE
1.1
NNE
1
NNE
1
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.5
N
0.5
N
1.8
N
2
N
2.2
N
Period(s) (?)99988888777777666661212678
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)23421834137310278045333932882491971581321028378626044486969232429619
Wind
(km/h)
30
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
N
10
NNE
5
ENE
0
S
0
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
5
N
10
N
10
NNW
5
N
10
N
10
N
25
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:26PM
1.64
3:07AM
1.71
3:32PM
1.60
4:11AM
1.70
4:38PM
1.59
5:12AM
1.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:44PM
0.25
9:25AM
0.35
9:48PM
0.28
10:30AM
0.35
10:51PM
0.30
11:32AM
0.32
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Sunrise------7:22-------7:22-------7:24-
Sunset-7:15-------7:13-------7:12------
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
683111--------------53--
Temp. °C181819191919202122191919181719202119181918202022
Feels °C (?)151618181921232323212221201821212220192018181820
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