Matata Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.89° S 176.76° E

Matata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Matata sea temperature is
16.2°C
0.3° 

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 (30 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Matata at 3PM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 30). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Oct)2ft (0.6m)7s
Afternoon (30 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Evening (30 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri afternoon, light winds from the W by Sun night).

Fri
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NNW
7
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
15
0.1
NE
15
0.5
NW
6
0.4
NW
6
0.3
NW
6
0.1
N
11
0.2
N
10
0.2
NNW
8
0.1
N
18
0.2
NNW
8
0.2
NNW
7
0.2
NNE
13
0.6
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.6
N
4
0.2
N
16
0.2
N
16
0.9
N
4
1
N
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
26
2
4
8
16
12
8
3
9
7
7
7
7
17
10
16
12
20
20
30
45
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
25
W
30
W
25
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
S
10
SSE
15
N
20
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
N
15
NW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
10:28AM1.95m
10:46PM1.83m
11:21AM1.92m
11:41PM1.78m
12:17PM1.88m
Low Tide
4:46PM0.14m
5:06AM0.04m
5:41PM0.17m
6:00AM0.09m
6:38PM0.21m
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Temp °C
15
19
17
15
13
12
9
9
13
15
15
14
13
14
13
13
14
15
16
15
14
Feels °C
9
13
11
9
7
7
4
5
9
10
10
10
9
10
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
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