Matata surf break

Matata surfForecast / Bay of Plenty / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 am Tuesday 14 Apr 2026 NZST
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Matata surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Matata sea temperature is
19.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Matata today?

The current surf forecast for Matata at 8PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00am April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (14 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (14 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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


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Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
N
0.9
N
0.8
N
0.7
NNW
0.7
N
0.9
NNW
1.3
NNW
1.1
N
1
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.9
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.1
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.2
N
0.8
NNW
0.8
NNW
0.6
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.4
NNW
0.4
NW
0.2
N
Period(s) (?)77766667777771211111167777610
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)73715739385311610710589745659310994753301817108
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
15
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
20
W
20
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
20
WNW
20
W
25
WNW
25
W
25
W
25
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscross-
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
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise6:37-------6:39-------6:39-------
Sunset--5:46-------5:45-------5:45-----
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
--132-2-----------------
Temp. °C161818151413131315181916151415161618181513121313
Feels °C (?)16161513121110101112141111111112121312101091111
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