Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Matata today (08 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Matata at 4AM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm July 07). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Matata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | NNE 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 8 | E 10 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 348 | 422 | 384 | 264 | 258 | 290 | 240 | 202 | 167 | 133 | 102 | 81 | 62 | 47 | 35 | 31 | 33 | 20 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 12 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 00:00AM1.68m | 12:32PM1.57m | 00:48AM1.68m | 1:26PM1.60m | 1:42AM1.68m | 2:24PM1.64m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:26AM0.28m | 6:40PM0.37m | 7:14AM0.26m | 7:33PM0.37m | 8:07AM0.23m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 |
Feels °C | 10 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 9 | NNE 8 | N 9 | N 9 | N 9 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 348 | 422 | 384 | 264 | 258 | 290 | 240 | 202 | 167 | 133 | 102 | 81 | 62 | 47 | 35 | 31 | 33 | 20 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | NE 9 | NNE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | E 10 | E 9 | E 7 |
| kJ | 150 | 15 | 25 | 109 | 95 | 31 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 15 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | ENE 11 | E 11 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | N 15 | E 10 | E 10 | — | N 14 | E 9 |
| kJ | 24 | 13 | 2 | 29 | 31 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 13 | 14 | 7 | — | — | 4 | 7 | 8 | — | 4 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | S 2 | S 2 | S 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | S 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 14 | 17 | 23 | 27 | 21 | 24 | 17 | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 22 | 99 | 26 | 139 | 99 | 99 | 99 | 108 | 58 | 170 | 99 | 41 |
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