Matata Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.89° S 176.76° E

Matata 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Matata sea temperature is
14.8°C
0.3° 

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 (06 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Matata at 10PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (NZDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)--
Afternoon (06 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (06 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
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
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
1
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.3
NE
9
1.5
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.6
NE
10
1.6
NE
10
1.6
NE
10
1.6
NE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.2
NE
9
1.2
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
54
54
67
102
140
151
155
249
357
396
432
489
469
419
347
300
235
230
172
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
5
NE
5
SE
10
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSE
10
NNW
0
E
5
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSE
10
N
10
NE
5
ENE
10
SE
Wind State
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
glassy
cross
High Tide
3:36PM1.72m
4:05AM1.61m
4:39PM1.73m
5:08AM1.63m
5:36PM1.76m
Low Tide
9:56PM0.31m
10:17AM0.27m
10:59PM0.28m
11:19AM0.26m
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clear
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clear
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
14
13
11
11
10
9
15
19
19
18
15
13
12
12
17
19
18
17
16
Feels °C
11
11
10
9
7
5
11
17
16
18
14
11
10
9
15
16
16
16
15
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