Matata Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.89° S 176.76° E

Matata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 07 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matata sea temperature is
17.2°C
0.9° 

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 Nov):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Matata at 10PM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm November 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Nov)--
Afternoon (07 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (07 Nov)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
7
Sunday
8
Monday
9
Tue
10
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)
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NNE
7
1.4
NNE
7
1.5
NNE
7
1.6
NNE
7
1.5
NNE
7
1.2
N
7
1
N
7
1
N
7
1
N
7
0.9
NE
7
1
NE
7
1
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
175
166
195
227
206
138
96
99
96
91
97
100
71
69
65
76
71
58
58
62
60
65
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
NW
15
N
15
N
10
N
0
NE
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
NE
0
NE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
NE
5
N
10
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
6:04PM1.70m
6:38AM1.69m
6:51PM1.69m
7:24AM1.73m
7:36PM1.69m
Low Tide
00:23AM0.21m
12:47PM0.33m
1:09AM0.20m
1:34PM0.32m
1:52AM0.19m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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5:58
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5:58
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5:56
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7:52
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7:53
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7:55
 mm
1
1
1
2
1
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2
2
3
2
2
2
Temp °C
17
16
17
16
16
15
17
19
19
18
16
15
16
16
18
19
16
16
17
17
16
16
Feels °C
16
15
16
15
16
15
16
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
18
18
17
17
19
18
17
16
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