Matata Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.89° S 176.76° E

Matata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 11 pm 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matata sea temperature is
14.2° 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 (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Matata at 3AM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Afternoon (22 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Evening (22 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 5°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
7
0.1
N
8
0.1
N
8
0.2
E
5
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
5
4
8
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
NW
5
N
5
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
5
S
5
NNE
5
N
5
NNW
5
W
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
00:24AM1.71m
12:59PM1.61m
1:13AM1.62m
1:51PM1.56m
Low Tide
6:13PM0.30m
6:44AM0.24m
7:03PM0.39m
7:32AM0.31m
7:55PM0.46m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:17
 mm
Temp °C
10
7
6
5
8
11
13
11
9
8
7
6
7
11
11
10
9
Feels °C
8
4
3
2
6
9
11
10
7
6
4
3
4
10
9
9
8
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Matata surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest