Matata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.89° S 176.76° E

Issued: 6 am 16 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Matata sea temperature is

17.9°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 (16 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NNE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Matata at 11AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00am November 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	7s
Afternoon (16 Nov)	4ft (1.2m)	8s
Evening (16 Nov)	4.5ft (1.3m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 16							Tuesday 17								Wednesday 18								Thu 19
	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	1	2	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	1	1	1	0	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 7	NNE 7	NE 7	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NNE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	N 6	NNW 6	N 6	N 7	N 7	N 7	NE 8	NE 8	N 8
Wave Graph
kJ	83	108	126	150	183	243	273	241	206	201	171	154	161	104	88	90	88	112	151	74	131	146	107	95	82	72
Wind (km/h)	NW	WNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	W	WSW	WSW	SW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NNW	NW	NNW	W	WSW	WSW	WNW	WSW	WSW	SW	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off
High Tide				12:20PM1.61m				00:35AM1.46m					1:05PM1.57m				1:24AM1.42m				1:51PM1.55m				2:17AM1.41m
Low Tide		6:03AM0.36m				6:39PM0.45m				6:47AM0.41m					7:26PM0.47m				7:34AM0.45m				8:15PM0.46m


	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—
	—	—	—	—	—	8:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:04	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8:05	—	—	—	8:06
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	17	19	20	20	20	17	15	14	14	18	18	18	18	17	17	17	18	16	18	18	19	16	13	11	11
Feels °C	18	18	19	19	19	19	14	13	13	14	18	16	17	18	17	16	16	17	15	16	14	15	12	9	7	7
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 7	NNE 7	NE 7	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NNE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NNE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	N 6	N 6	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	NE 8	N 8
kJ	83	108	126	150	183	243	273	241	206	201	171	154	161	104	88	90	88	78	97	74	131	146	107	87	82	72
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 12	NE 10	N 17	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 15	N 15	N 15	N 15	N 15	N 15	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 14	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	N 7	NE 8
kJ	10	17	22	21	21	20	20	20	41	39	39	38	17	17	37	35	33	32	75	61	77	93	84	95	54	55
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 12	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 10	N 10	N 10	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 12	N 13	N 13	N 12	N 13
kJ	13	10	10	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	14	14	14	12	13	12	12	12
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	NNW 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNW 5	N 5	N 6	N 6	N 6	N 6	NNW 6	—	WSW 3	W 3	W 4	W 4	WSW 3	SW 3
kJ	—	—	—	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	18	37	50	49	50	112	151	—	2	5	12	13	6	5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Matata Bay of Plenty	Matata Bay of Plenty	Motiti Island - Ernies Bay of Plenty	Whiritoa Coromandel	Whiritoa Coromandel	Motiti Island - Ernies Bay of Plenty	Matata Bay of Plenty	Matata Bay of Plenty	Matata Bay of Plenty	Matata Bay of Plenty	Whakatane Heads Bay of Plenty	Motiti Island - Ernies Bay of Plenty	Kaituna Cut Bay of Plenty	Kaituna Cut Bay of Plenty	Motiti Island - Ernies Bay of Plenty	Bowentown Bar Bay of Plenty	Bowentown Bar Bay of Plenty	Matakana Island Bay of Plenty	Matata Bay of Plenty	Matata Bay of Plenty	Whakatane Heads Bay of Plenty	Tokomaru Bay East Cape	Ohope Beach Bay of Plenty	Whakatane Heads Bay of Plenty	Matata Bay of Plenty	Matata Bay of Plenty
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	2	2	2	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	41	102	102	41	0	0	0	0	22	41	32	32	41	82	82	69	0	0	22	139	26	22	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Bay of Plenty	Arataki	Arataki	Motiti Island - Ernies			Arataki	Arataki	Arataki	Arataki	Arataki	Whakatane Heads	Motiti Island - Ernies	Arataki	Arataki	Motiti Island - Ernies	Bowentown Bar	Bowentown Bar	Matakana Island	Kaituna Cut	Whakatane Heads	Ohiwa-Port Ohope		Ohiwa-Port Ohope	Whakatane Heads	Arataki	Arataki
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1			2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2		2	2	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Papanui Beach Otago	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Sandfly Bay Otago	Purakaunui Bay Catlins	Wainui Beach - Whales Gisborne and Mahia	Papatowai Catlins	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Mangamaunu Kaikoura and Marlborough	Papatowai Catlins	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu Otago	Dunedin - Bobs Beach Otago	Shipwrecks Bay-Peaks Northland	The Ledge Northland	Takou Bay Northland	Te Araroa East Cape	Tokata East Cape	Shingles West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	4	3	1	1	1	5	5	4	4	4	4	1	4	3	1	5	1	3	4	2	2	3	3	4	4	4
Header Global	Trial Harbour Australia	Islas de Todos Santos Mexico	Trial Harbour Australia	Bocock's Bay Namibia	Boners United States	Mavericks United States	Boners United States	Boners United States	Fullers United States	Ghost Tree United States	Ghost Tree United States	Boners United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Ghost Tree United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	El Capitan United States	Cojo United States	Grindavik Lighthouse ( Hopsnesta) Iceland	Grindavik Lighthouse ( Hopsnesta) Iceland	El Huerto Spain	Grindavik Lighthouse ( Hopsnesta) Iceland	Grindavik Lighthouse ( Hopsnesta) Iceland	Deba Spain	Easky Left Ireland	Coxos Portugal	Deba Spain
Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	4	5	8	9	8	9	9	9	7	9	8	6	7	8	7	5	5	5	5	6	9	9	9

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