Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Matata today (16 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Matata at 11PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Matata. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 4°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sun night, light winds from the SSW by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 91 | 62 | 64 | 45 | 47 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 9:29PM1.92m | 9:56AM1.79m | 10:15PM1.84m | 10:44AM1.74m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:50AM0.08m | 4:06PM0.15m | 4:35AM0.12m | 4:53PM0.23m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 8 |
Feels °C | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 4 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 91 | 62 | 64 | 45 | 47 | 28 | 28 | 30 | 32 | 34 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 8 | E 9 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | N 11 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 11 | — | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | N 11 | NE 10 | — | N 10 |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | — | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 11 | — | — | N 6 | — | N 11 | N 11 | — | NE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 10 | N 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 3 | SSW 3 | — | SSW 3 | S 3 |
| kJ | 3 | 10 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 3 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 22 | 99 | 108 | 185 | 108 | 178 | 99 | 99 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 41 | 55 | 89 | 89 | 113 | 287 | 140 | 140 |
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