
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Matata today (28 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 18s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 17s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Matata at 10PM is: 0.1m 17s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 18s |
| Evening (28 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Matata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 18 | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | N 10 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | N 9 | N 9 | NE 12 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 32 | 91 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:04PM1.60m | 6:14AM1.53m | 6:48PM1.65m | 6:59AM1.56m | 7:30PM1.69m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:14AM0.47m | 12:28PM0.32m | 1:01AM0.42m | 1:13PM0.29m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 9 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 17 | E 17 | E 17 | N 10 | N 10 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | — | — | — | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | E 6 | E 5 | NE 11 |
— | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 18 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | E 17 | E 16 | N 10 | — | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | — | — | — | E 6 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 8 |
6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | — | — | — | — | E 6 | E 16 | N 10 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | N 9 | N 9 | NE 12 | NE 12 | — | E 14 | E 14 |
2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | — | 4 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 5 | N 5 | NNW 6 |
— | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 32 | 91 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 102 | 89 | 41 | 89 | 41 | 89 | 41 | 89 | 102 | 89 | 89 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 138 | 102 | 0 |
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