Matata Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.89° S 176.76° E

Matata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matata sea temperature is
13.9° 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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 18s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 16s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Matata at 2AM is: 0.1m 18s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm August 05). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)18s
Afternoon (06 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Evening (06 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 4°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
11
0.1
N
18
0.1
NE
18
0.1
NE
18
0.1
NE
18
0.1
NE
11
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
15
0.1
NE
16
0.1
NE
16
0.1
NE
16
0.1
NE
16
0.1
NE
16
0.1
N
14
0.1
NE
16
0.1
NE
15
0.2
N
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
6
12
12
12
5
5
5
10
10
10
10
10
4
10
9
14
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
10
S
5
SSW
10
NW
15
WNW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
NW
15
NW
15
WSW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
11:33PM1.72m
12:07PM1.65m
00:23AM1.70m
1:01PM1.66m
Low Tide
5:57AM0.22m
6:17PM0.33m
6:47AM0.22m
7:12PM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:30
 mm
Temp °C
7
6
5
5
6
9
11
10
8
5
5
4
4
9
11
10
8
Feels °C
2
1
0
0
2
6
7
6
4
1
1
0
1
6
7
6
4
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