Matata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 37.89° S 176.76° E

Issued: 12 am 07 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Matata sea temperature is

17.0°C

Matata surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Matata today (07 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with NNE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with NNE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Matata at 4AM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 12:00am November 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (07 Nov)	4ft (1.2m)	6s
Afternoon (07 Nov)	4ft (1.2m)	6s
Evening (07 Nov)	5.5ft (1.7m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 7								Sunday 8								Monday 9								Tue 10
	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	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 6	NNE 6	N 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	N 7	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	64	45	100	117	74	117	203	255	262	240	212	142	114	93	84	84	84	117	96	96	63	54	90	90	90	88	85
Wind (km/h)	N	NE	ENE	NNE	NE	NNE	N	N	NNW	NNW	WNW	NW	NNW	N	N	NE	SE	SE	SE	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	glassy	glassy	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross	cross	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	on
High Tide			5:48AM1.65m				6:04PM1.70m				6:38AM1.69m				6:51PM1.69m					7:24AM1.73m				7:36PM1.69m
Low Tide	11:33PM0.23m				11:55AM0.33m				00:23AM0.21m				12:47PM0.33m					1:09AM0.20m				1:34PM0.32m				1:52AM0.19m


	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:56	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:54	—	—	—	7:55
mm	2	3	3	5	1	1	2	2	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	4	2	1	1	—
Temp °C	17	17	17	17	18	17	16	17	16	16	16	17	19	19	18	16	15	15	15	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	16
Feels °C	18	19	18	17	18	16	15	17	15	16	16	16	17	17	18	17	16	15	14	18	17	19	17	18	19	18	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 6	NNE 6	N 6	N 15	N 15	N 15	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	N 7	NE 7	NE 7	N 7	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NNE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 6
kJ	64	45	100	117	74	17	38	42	262	240	212	142	64	86	76	84	84	117	96	96	63	54	90	90	90	88	85
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 6	N 6	N 15	N 10	NE 7	N 11	N 11	N 12	N 16	N 13	N 13	NE 7	N 14	N 14	NE 7	N 7	N 7	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 7	N 6	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13	N 13
kJ	27	29	4	2	49	2	2	3	20	14	3	50	15	35	84	59	45	37	37	36	32	39	54	30	29	29	29
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	N 15	ENE 8	N 10	N 15	N 11	N 12	N 12	—	N 13	N 16	N 16	N 16	N 16	—	N 14	N 14	N 14	N 11	N 11	N 11	N 14	N 13	N 21	N 20	N 19	N 19	N 19
kJ	19	6	2	4	2	3	3	—	3	20	5	20	19	—	35	36	36	2	2	2	34	31	9	8	7	7	29
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 6	NNE 6	NNE 7	—	—	—	—	N 7	N 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	117	203	255	—	—	—	—	114	93	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Newdicks Beach Bay of Plenty	Matata Bay of Plenty	Matata Bay of Plenty	Whiritoa Coromandel	Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe Gisborne and Mahia	Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe Gisborne and Mahia	Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe Gisborne and Mahia	Bowentown Bar Bay of Plenty	Matakana Island Bay of Plenty	Newdicks Beach Bay of Plenty	Matata Bay of Plenty	Motiti Island - Ernies Bay of Plenty	Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe Gisborne and Mahia	Makorori North Gisborne and Mahia	Papatea Bay East Cape	Matata Bay of Plenty	Matata Bay of Plenty	Whakatane Heads Bay of Plenty	Whakatane Heads Bay of Plenty	Hicks Bay East Cape	Matarangi Coromandel	Whakatane Heads Bay of Plenty	Tokomaru Bay East Cape	Tokomaru Bay East Cape	Matata Bay of Plenty	Matata Bay of Plenty	Midway Beach - Gizzy Pipe Gisborne and Mahia
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	2	2	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	28	0	0	102	138	138	138	82	69	28	0	41	138	147	99	0	0	22	22	139	161	22	139	139	0	0	138
Best forecast wave conditions in Bay of Plenty	Kaituna Cut	Kaituna Cut	Matata					Bowentown Bar	Matakana Island	Arataki	Arataki	Motiti Island - Ernies				Arataki	Whakatane Heads	Motiti Island Right	Motiti Island Right			Motiti Island Right			Ohiwa-Port Ohope	Kaituna Cut
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1					2	1	2	2	1				2	2	1	1			1			1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand	Papatowai Catlins	Papatowai Catlins	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Blaketown Wedge West Coast South Island	Papatowai Catlins	Punakaiki West Coast South Island	Diners Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Pouawa Beach Gisborne and Mahia	Fox River West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Stent Road Taranaki	Stent Road Taranaki	Karioitahi Raglan and West Waikato	Tauranga Bay West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Fox River West Coast South Island	Stent Road Taranaki	Nine Mile West Coast South Island	Nine Mile West Coast South Island
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	3	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2
Header Global	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Fullers United States	Haga-Haga South Africa	Cojo United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Gerickes Point South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Barrancon Chile	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Angourie Point Australia	Anawhata Road (Oaonui) New Zealand	Amanzimtoti South Africa	Steamer Lane-The Point United States	Fullers United States	Ghost Tree United States	Ghost Tree United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Ghost Tree United States	Boners United States
Rating (10 max)	6	7	5	5	5	9	9	9	9	7	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	7	8	9	9	9	7	5

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