Matata Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.89° S 176.76° E

Matata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matata sea temperature is
16.3°C
0.7° 

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 (24 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Matata at 9AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (24 Oct)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Evening (24 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 8°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
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
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
12
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.5
N
4
0.2
NNE
12
0.4
NNW
4
0.1
NE
12
0.1
NE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.9
NW
4
0.2
NNE
11
0.4
NNW
4
0.4
NNW
5
0.4
NW
5
0.2
NNE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.1
N
13
0.6
NNW
3
0.8
NNW
4
1
NNW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
8
8
6
6
6
8
14
6
5
5
12
28
12
6
9
5
12
11
4
9
26
49
Wind (km/h)
5
S
5
SSW
5
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
10
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
20
NW
25
NW
20
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
20
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
W
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
5:39AM1.54m
5:56PM1.65m
6:27AM1.64m
6:42PM1.72m
7:15AM1.74m
7:29PM1.79m
Low Tide
11:45AM0.38m
00:16AM0.26m
12:35PM0.32m
1:02AM0.17m
1:25PM0.25m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:16
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6:13
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7:38
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Temp °C
12
11
15
17
17
16
14
13
11
11
16
21
23
19
14
11
9
8
14
18
18
16
14
Feels °C
11
10
14
14
14
14
13
11
8
8
13
16
17
15
11
8
6
5
11
13
13
12
11
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